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'Rumble' hints at ending retirement after main event of UFC Stockholm

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Is Anthony Johnson considering a return to the Octagon mere weeks after his shocking retirement?

You be the judge.

Just moments after the UFC Fight Night 109 main event reached its conclusion Sunday in Stockholm, with Alexander Gustafsson knocking out Glover Teixeira in the fifth round, "Rumble" seemed to hint at a return to combat.

Perhaps the uppercut reference can be considered a not-so-subtle nod to the fact that he successfully unleashed such blows to both Teixeira and Gustafsson en route to past victories.

Johnson's retirement came following his second-round loss to Daniel Cormier in a fight for the light heavyweight title at UFC 210 in April, where he suggested that he'd be moving on to a new career.

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