Legendary combined martial arts fighter Demetrious Johnson might proceed together with his illustrious profession, particularly if he will get to headline one other ONE Championship occasion in america.
‘Mighty Mouse’, the reigning ONE flyweight world champion, made a profitable protection of his title at ONE Battle Night time 10 on Prime Video on Could 5 in Denver, Colorado.
He defeated former divisional king Adriano Moraes by unanimous determination of their headlining trilogy title struggle at ONE Championship’s historic first reside on-ground U.S. occasion, which was effectively obtained by American followers.
Within the lead-up to the landmark present, nonetheless, speak was rife that the third struggle with Moraes was the swan tune for the lengthy and celebrated profession of Demetrious Johnson.
Some quarters anticipated a retirement announcement following the marquee struggle however none got here, with the American legend selecting to debate the matter first with household, his workforce and fellow legends of the sport.
In a current interview on The MMA Hour, Demetrious Johnson opened the potential of him persevering with to struggle, extra so if it’s a ONE occasion within the U.S. The pleasure of Parkland, Washington, stated:
“If there’s one other one, yeah I’d hope so. I find it irresistible, it’s nice shorter flight. There’s solely a few commissions in our space, in our space, in North America that do our ruleset with the hydration and the knees to the grounded opponent. So, yeah we’ll see.”
Watch the interview beneath:
Efforts are actually underneath option to have ONE Championship to carry extra reveals within the U.S., with officers of the promotion and Amazon Prime Video in energetic discussions to make it occur although an expanded partnership.
If ever Demetrious Johnson does proceed to struggle, be it within the U.S. or some place else, his opponent might effectively be No. 2 contender Kairat Akhmetov of Kazakhstan, who solidified his standing because the challenger-in-waiting together with his personal unanimous determination win at ONE Battle Night time 10.
ONE Battle NIght 10 was performed to a sold-out 1stBank Middle in Denver. Its replay is obtainable at no cost through Amazon Prime in North America.
