UFC CEO Dana White didn’t hesitate when requested if Demetrious Johnson has a future within the UFC Corridor of Fame.
Former longtime UFC flyweight champion Johnson introduced his retirement from MMA competitors Friday at ONE Championship 168 in Denver. After making his exit from the UFC following a protracted tenure in an unprecedented “commerce” for Ben Askren in October 2018, “Mighty Mouse” went on to assert the ONE flyweight title.
Johnson’s retirement was met with celebration for his adorned profession, which included a report 11 consecutive title defenses and a plethora of different data, from throughout the MMA group.
White was requested for his ideas in an interview with John Morgan of Grind Metropolis Media following Saturday’s UFC Struggle Night time 242 occasion in Las Vegas, and he supplied reward to Johnson.
“If you happen to may return to when he was right here, I used to be defending him from the followers. So who has defended Demetrious Johnson greater than me? Good for him. Unimaginable profession he had; I’ve by no means had an issue with Demetrious Johnson.”
Following his retirement speech, Johnson turned the primary fighter to be inducted to the ONE Championship Corridor of Fame. It seems that gained’t be the one place he’ll be enshrined, as a result of White mentioned his spot in UFC historical past is coming, too.
“Completely (he shall be inducted),” White mentioned definitively.
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