TORONTO – Demetrious Johnson may have 18 fights on his resume, but as a full-time fighter, he’s green.
Only after losing a decision to UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz did Johnson finally quit his job as a forklift operator, and only after fighting Ian McCall to a draw did he center his training around a single world-renowned coach.
That was in March, so Johnson is really just seven months into his job.