Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is in for the biggest and most difficult challenge of his career come Oct. 1st.
He fought a close battle against one Miguel Torres and is now slated to face Dominick Cruz on Oct. 1st at UFC on Versus 6, the first free UFC event to host a title fight since UFC 75 and the first free Zuffa event to host a title fight since WEC 53.
However, to put it simply, he is definitely in over his head if he honestly thinks he’ll be able to do what Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen before him were unable to do.
Mind you, Faber did defeat Cruz at Featherweight, but unlike The California Kid, Mighty Mouse Johnson is pure wrestling and ground-and-pound who has good KO power but has not been able to show it against some of the UFC’s best nor was he able to show it to some of the WEC’s toughest.
Really speaking, he’s been a mix of good grappling and good wrestling with some dominating top control and a little bit of ground and pound.
On paper, he might have the tools to beat Cruz, but the champion and his striking game have been all the more difficult to figure out ever since Cruz dropped to Bantamweight, and unless Johnson has the striking to break through the offense of Cruz, Johnson will not be able to implement his ground prowess against the somewhat takedown-prone Cruz.
To put this another way, there’s a reason why Cruz has opened as the over-overwhelming favorite in this bout.
Pound for pound, the best fighter at 135 pounds is Cruz, and with what he does bring to the fight on Oct. 1st, the most surprising thing that could come from this title bout is Johnson going five rounds without getting dropped or even slightly sore once.
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