Demetrious Johnson News

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

in the main event of the Ultimate Fighter season 24 Finale, Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson and TUF 24 winner Tim Elliot squared off in what turned out to be a spectacular fight. In the first round, Elliot left MMA fans stunned as he not only dropped the flyweight champ, but won the round with his unorthodox striking and impressive display of heart. Throughout rounds two through five however, the champ’s fight IQ showed as he repeatedly took the challenger down, controlling him and launching numerous submission attempts, all of which Elliot defended against.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/8CQLTEkLJGU In the main event of the TUF 24 Finale, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson proved once again why he is the pound for pound kingpin as he secured a unanimous decision win over Tim Elliot.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC flyweight champion and pound for pound kingpin Demetrious Johnson will step into the Octagon as he looks to defend his flyweight championship for the ninth time when he faces the winner of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions’, Tim Elliot. While Johnson has all but cleaned out the UFC’s flyweight division, in an interview this week, he explained that a move to bantamweight may not be in his future. In addition, despite his dominance, many fans feel as though Johnson doesn’t get the respect he deserves inside the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

UFC flyweight champion, and pound for pound kingpin, Demetrious Johnson is undoubtably one of the most dominant champions in the history of the UFC. Since winning the UFC flyweight championship in 2012, Johnson has gone on a tear of the flyweight division, defending his title eight times in the span of four years, and all but clearing out the flyweight division as he has dispatched of every top contender the UFC has put in front of him.

Tom Taylor - November 29, 2016

What do Anthony Pettis, Sergio Pettis, Urijah Faber, John Dodson, Cub Swanson, Joseph Benavidez, and Henry Cejudo have in common? They all consider UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson one of the best fighters ever. Some have fought him in the past, some hope to fight him in the future, some reside well outside the weight class he rules, but they all agree that the flyweight champion is the pound-for-pound king.

Tom Taylor - October 21, 2016

https://youtu.be/OPKjIVsmuGg Earlier this year, in the main event of UFC 196, Stockton, California’s Nate Diaz shocked the world with a second-round submission defeat of Conor McGregor. Several months later, in the main event of August’s UFC 202, the pair went at it again.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

Over the last few months, several UFC champions have caught flack for calling for money fights – that is, the fights that they believe will make them the most money, rather than the ones that make the most sense from a rankings standpoint. The most high-profile fighter to chase these fights is, of course, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who has contested his last two fights in the welterweight division, raking in multiple millions for a pair of grudge matches with Nate Diaz. Then there’s welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who has been chasing lucrative fights with Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz, while lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez is after a bout with Conor McGregor, and bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has expressed interest in a super fight with interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

We’ve seen some huge paydays in MMA recently. Back in March, Conor McGregor became the first fighter in UFC history to be paid $1 million dollars, flat-out. Months later, at UFC 200, Brock Lesnar more than doubled that record with a disclosed purse of $2.5 million. Then, in August, McGregor once again beat the record with a $3 million payday for his rematch with Nate Diaz, who took home $2 million – coincidentally the same amount Fedor Emelianenko has apparently been offered to fight for Rizin this December.

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

With Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson both hailed as two of the most dominant champions in the UFC, many fans have been calling for the pair to have a rematch of their 2011 scrap that saw Cruz walk away with a unanimous decision. Cruz, who is fresh off a dominant decision win over Urijah Faber at UFC 199, currently doesn’t have a fight set, but has verbally agreed to defend his belt against Cody Garbrandt.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 8, 2016

Injuries continue to haunt the UFC. The latest is the UFC flyweight championship bout that was scheduled for UFC 201 between champion Demetrious Johnson and contender Wilson Reis, according to a report from Combate.

bjpenndotcom - May 19, 2016

While Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson defeated Henry Cejudo less than a month ago, Johnson is looking to build on the win at UFC 201 on July 30th as he faces Wilson Reis. A win over Reis would put Johnson just 1 title defense away from tying Anderson Silva’s record of defending his middleweight championship 10 times. Currently, Johnson sits with 8 title defenses.

bjpenndotcom - April 23, 2016

In the co-main event of UFC 197, Demetrious Johnson faced arguably the toughest test of his MMA career as he faced Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. Johnson picked up an extremely impressive 1st round TKO win over Cejudo to retain his UFC flyweight championship. Below you can see the best reactions from fighters regarding Johnson’s win:

bjpenndotcom - April 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/FNYuVCKzJhU In the co-main event of UFC 197, Demetrious Johnson proved once again why he is the greatest flyweight in the history of MMA. Johnson faced Henry Cejudo, who many believed to be the toughest test of his MMA career. Johnson rose to the occasion and stopped Cejudo in the 1st round via strikes after a knee to the body.

bjpenndotcom - April 23, 2016

In the co-main event of UFC 197, UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson faced Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo, who many believed to be the toughest test of Johnson’s MMA career.

Russell Ess - April 23, 2016

giving back tonight because why not @MightyMouseUFC pic.twitter.com/th9GYCLlet — destiny.johnson (@MightyWife) April 23, 2016

bjpenndotcom - April 15, 2016

While Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson reigns as king over the UFC’s flyweight division, a recent chat from Fightnomics may leave you surprised as to who the most efficient striker is in the UFC’s flyweight division. Based on the chart, Justin Scoggins is the most efficient flyweight striker, landing between 6 and 7 significant strikes per minute at a distance while managing to avoid being hit.

bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016

While Henry Cejudo may be an Olympic gold medalist, UFC flyweight kingpin, and arguable pound for pound king, Demetrious Johnson doesn’t believe that the Olympian has that impressive of a resume in MMA.