Demetrius Johnson He was the true definition of a warrior. The legendary UFC lightweight just wanted to fight and wasn’t looking for any way out against the toughest opponents. Former lightweight champion stops famous referee plant dean To avoid a time stop during the fight.
-also UFC 191In 2015, he defended his title of lightweight champion. John Dodson. The champion was in the middle of a great back and forth with the title contender in the main event. During the fight, Johnson was hit with a shot in the groin in the third round. Any other fighter would request an immediate stop. Not Demetrius Johnson.
When referee Herb Dean realized that Johnson had been hit in the groin, he dived in for a timeout, but was soon fired by the champion. “No no get out of the way” said Mighty Mouse, wanting to keep fighting. When he was illegally injured by his opponent, the champion was on the forefoot and applying great pressure.
“Mighty Mouse” Johnson is one of the greatest fighters ever to grace the octagon. His reign as a champion in the UFC is unchallenged. Johnson continued to fight despite being caught with a devastating low blow and went on to win the battle by unanimous decision.
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Demetrious Johnson’s dominant run as UFC lightweight champion
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson was the first UFC lightweight champion. In 2012, at UFC 152, DJ faced Joseph Benavidez in the opening of the UFC flyweight title fight and defeated Benavidez to become the champion. Since then, Johnson has continued to defend his title 11 times.
During the championship, he defended his belt against fighters like John Dodson (twice), Joseph Benavidez, Kyoji Horiguchi, Henry Cejudo, Tim Elliot and other great fighters. We’ve rarely seen a dominance like Johnson’s in the UFC. He eventually lost the flyweight belt to Henry Cejudo, two league champions at UFC 227.
Johnson had his last fight against Cejudo and was traded to the ONE Championship for Ben Askren. UFC fans to date hate when a legend like DJ is traded for the ONE Championship. Even at 36, DJ ONE is the Flyweight champion.
