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Jon Jones: I’m Okay With Mighty Mouse Being Called Best P4P Fighter

There’s been a lot of talk about who the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is. Most people say it’s current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson or former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jon Jones (22-1) is set to fight Daniel Cormier (17-1)  at UFC 200 in a light heavyweight title bout and spoke

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There’s been a lot of talk about who the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is. Most people say it’s current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson or former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Jon Jones (22-1) is set to fight Daniel Cormier (17-1)  at UFC 200 in a light heavyweight title bout and spoke with MMA Junkie about who the is the best fighter in the world.

“I’m OK if people say it’s ‘Mighty Mouse,’” Jones told MMAjunkie. “I do look at ‘Mighty Mouse’ as a tremendous talent, but I know that I’m a tremendous talent, too. I know that I’ve done some amazing things.

“Our stats are completely different, but we both have great stats. But I don’t mind sharing that space with Demetrious Johnson.”

Jones believes that there can be debates of this but at the end of the day, no one can prove who the best is, and it is just talk and is thankful to be in the discussion.

“At the end of the day, people say, ‘Is Muhammad Ali the greatest?’” Jones said. “‘Is Floyd Mayweather the greatest? Is Mike Tyson the greatest? Is ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson?’ Whatever – it’s always gonna be up for debate.

“Just a few years ago, everyone was saying Anderson Silva was the greatest of all times. And now, he’s not really. … I don’t lose sleep over the argument. At the end of the day, just being in the argument is tremendous, and I’m grateful to just be mentioned alongside the greats.”

UFC 200 takes place at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 9, 2016. The prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT with three bouts and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with four bouts. The main card will air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT with five bouts.

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Dominick Cruz: Demetrious Johnson Is Beatable

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, the UFC’s No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, is the only man in promotional history to hold 125-pound gold. Since acquiring the title in 2012, Johnson has run a demolition course through the flyweight division, defending the strap eight straight times. He has looked unbeatable to say the least. But the reality of

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Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, the UFC’s No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, is the only man in promotional history to hold 125-pound gold. Since acquiring the title in 2012, Johnson has run a demolition course through the flyweight division, defending the strap eight straight times. He has looked unbeatable to say the least.

But the reality of the situation is that he is beatable, and few fighters are more aware of that than reigning bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who handed Johnson one of his only two career losses back in 2011.

Coincidently, Cruz is a training partner of Wilson Reis, a man slated to challenge Johnson for the title in the co-main event of July 30’s UFC 201 from Atlanta, Georgia. According to “The Dominator”, Reis too knows that the puzzle that is Demetrious Johnson can indeed be solved:

“Demetrious Johnson is not unbeatable – if anyone knows that, it’s me,” Cruz told MMAjunkie. “He’s a very beatable individual. I beat him for five rounds straight. He didn’t win one round of that fight. I know how to beat him. I understand what you’ve got to do. And Wilson does, too.”

Despite being a rather unknown to the casual fan, Reis is no push over. The 31-year-old Brazilian contender has won three of his last four, and possesses quite the well-rounded skillset according to Cruz:

“I love that fight because there’s a lot of unknowns about Wilson,” Cruz said. ”I brought him to help me get ready for my first fight with Joseph Benavidez because he’s a short-statured fighter, with good explosive movement. And he has a good grappling game in general. He’s got good wrestling, good jiu-jitsu. And if you look at his striking, he keeps getting better training with us. We understand how to build a gameplan around his strengths.”

Being skilled in every area likely won’t be enough to topple “Mighty Mouse”, however, as the title-holder has appeared to be near perfect in all aspects of the fight game. But Cruz once again claimed that Johnson is beatable, and it may be that mental edge that leads Reis to victory in the mind of the bantamweight king:

“Wilson believes in himself. The first step is believing that Demetrious is beatable. And we all know that he is. A lot of these other guys go in there almost believing that they can’t. Wilson won’t go in there with that mindset. He’s going in there very confident. And he should, because he’s very tough to deal with.”

Over the last few years, Cruz has become one of the best analysts in the sport, breaking down fights with intelligence and fight knowledge that very few possess. Is he on to something here with Reis, or will Johnson once again defend his long-held title?

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Video: UFC Fight Club Q&A With UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson

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On Friday at 5pm EST. / 2pm PST., prior to the official UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 weigh-ins, UFC will hold a special live Q&A with Flyweight Champion “Mighty Mouse” Demetrious Johnson in Inglewood, California.

Johnson will field questions from UFC Fight Club members and other UFC fans in attendance for today’s UFC 199 weigh-in event ahead of Saturday’s highly-anticipated pay-per-view event from The Forum.

You can watch the live UFC Q&A with Demetrious Johnson right here at MMANews.com via the YouTube player embedded above.

Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday, June 4th for the best UFC 199 live results coverage on the web!

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https://youtu.be/D3do_bRBT8w

On Friday at 5pm EST. / 2pm PST., prior to the official UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 weigh-ins, UFC will hold a special live Q&A with Flyweight Champion “Mighty Mouse” Demetrious Johnson in Inglewood, California.

Johnson will field questions from UFC Fight Club members and other UFC fans in attendance for today’s UFC 199 weigh-in event ahead of Saturday’s highly-anticipated pay-per-view event from The Forum.

You can watch the live UFC Q&A with Demetrious Johnson right here at MMANews.com via the YouTube player embedded above.

Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday, June 4th for the best UFC 199 live results coverage on the web!

Bas Rutten: Demetrious Johnson Is Better Than Jon Jones

MMA Legend and Inside MMA host Bas Rutten recently appeared on Submission Radio this week to talk about various topics. During the interview, Rutten explained why current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is better than former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and should be number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Rutten believes that

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MMA Legend and Inside MMA host Bas Rutten recently appeared on Submission Radio this week to talk about various topics. During the interview, Rutten explained why current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is better than former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and should be number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Rutten believes that Johnson doesn’t get the respect he deserves.

“That’s the sad thing, by the way, because Demetrious Johnson, he doesn’t get the respect he really deserves. This guy’s better than Jones, Jon Jones. He’s the pound for pound best guy there is.”

“He’s working circles around everybody, he just beat – stopped – an Olympic gold-medallist, who was undefeated in Henry Cejudo – who did also Golden Gloves boxing. I mean, the sky is the limit. This guy is so good, yet the fans for some reason don’t appreciate it. I don’t know how. This shows you that a lot of fans, they watch a fight for the hype, I guess. Or, of course, a lot of older guys, they always think that the heavyweights are the toughest guys on the planet. But put Demetrious Johnson in a bar, I guarantee you he cleans out that whole bar. And you could put 300-pound guys in there. They’re not gonna make it. That’s how strong and good this guy is. People should just realize that.”

Rutten went into detail on why he thinks Johnson is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world over Jones.

“Because his submission game is better than Jones. I’m not talking about guillotines and the other things that Jon Jones does. Demetrious Johnson can tap you with everything – with a toehold, heel hook, inverted heel hook, knee bar, you name it. Anything. Whatever mistake you make, he’s gonna get that – triangle chokes. I mean, he does it all. And then on his feet, he can knock you out. On his feet, nobody’s touching him, and he’s always out of the way when people are punching him. And he’s just an unbelievable fighter. He attacks from all angles, he knocks you out with high kicks, knees to the body, knees to the head, I mean, elbows. The sky is the limit. Look at his record and then see how many different ways this guy’s won.”

You can listen to the interview here:

Johnson is expected to face Wilson Reis on July 30, 2016, at UFC 201 while Jones will fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200.

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Demetrious Johnson-Wilson Reis Flyweight Title Fight Set For UFC 201

A second title fight has been added to UFC 201, as Demetrious Johnson defends his belt against Wilson Reis.

The bout was first reported on “UFC Tonight” Wednesday evening.

Johnson (24-2-1) has defended the belt eight times previously, including a…

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A second title fight has been added to UFC 201, as Demetrious Johnson defends his belt against Wilson Reis.

The bout was first reported on “UFC Tonight” Wednesday evening.

Johnson (24-2-1) has defended the belt eight times previously, including a recent first round finish vs. Henry Cejudo. “Mighty Mouse” also holds wins over John Dodson, Kyoji Horiguchi and Joseph Benavidez during his run.

Reis (20-6) is coming off a decision victory over Dustin Ortiz, but was bested by Jussier Formiga prior to that. He is 3-1 over his last four and 8-2 over his last 10 fights.

UFC 201 takes place July 30 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta. Tyron Woodley challenges Robbie Lawler for the welterweight title in the main event.

Demetrious Johnson’s Next Opponent May Surprise You

Reigning UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has put a serious hurting on the 125-pound division since becoming the inaugural champion in 2012. He has since defended his strap an ultra-impressive eight-straight times, and has come away with five finishes in those eight victories. His most recent accomplishment was a breath taking one, as

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Reigning UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has put a serious hurting on the 125-pound division since becoming the inaugural champion in 2012.

He has since defended his strap an ultra-impressive eight-straight times, and has come away with five finishes in those eight victories. His most recent accomplishment was a breath taking one, as “Mighty Mouse” demolished former Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo in the first round of their bout at last month’s UFC 197 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Some may argue that Johnson has already cleared out the division, an argument that has the UFC scrambling to create intriguing matchups for their flyweight title holder.

It was recently announced that the winner of the upcoming 24th season of The Ultimate Fighter will receive an immediate title shot and take on Johnson at the finale next December.

Somewhat surprising news then came out tonight (May 18, 2016) as well, indicating that the champion isn’t willing to sit around and wait until then.

UFC Tonight’s Megan Olivi reported that Johnson will next defend his title against No. 8-ranked Wilson Reis in the co-main event of July 30’s UFC 201 from Atlanta, Georgia.

Reis has won three of his last four bouts including victories over the likes of Joey Sanchez, Scott Jorgensen, and Dustin Ortiz. Most recently, he earned a decision over Ortiz last January.

UFC 201 will be headlined by a welterweight title clash, as reigning 170-pound champion Robbie Lawler defends his title against Tyron Woodley.

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