After reaching the pinnacle of ONE Championship’s strawweight MMA division, Jarred Brooks wants to solidify his legacy against ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Demetrious Johnson.
“The Monkey God” has dominated his weight bracket. Brooks went 3-0 in the strawweight realm before snatching the crown from former king Joshua Pacio in December 2022 at ONE 164.
Having taken out everyone in his path, Brooks took to Instagram to call out “Mighty Mouse” for a super-fight – either in MMA or submission grappling. “I have nothing but love for DJ, but as far as us fighting, man, I’m here to kill you, bro. You’re literally the person I looked up to, and if I’ve gotta put the sword in you, I’ll be that person,” Brooks said.
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“DJ is the main fight, period. I have nothing but respect for him. The way that I have been calling out, it can seem like it is disrespectful, but you’ve got to sell fights too,” Brooks added.
Brooks also believes that Johnson has to knock him out in the first round itself if he wants a win. The ONE Strawweight World Champion believes that he can beat anybody if the fight goes longer.
Jarred Brooks believes he can shock the world by beating Demetrious Johnson
ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Demetrious Johnson arrived in ONE Championship with a tremendous target on his back. His success refused to wane going from the best in the West to being the beast in the East.
His run has seen him stand strong at the top of the flyweight MMA realm, beating former king Adriano Moraes to earn the gold. But ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Jarred Brooks believes he’s the one who can change the course of Johnson’s fighting future.
“You’re going to have to knock me out in the first round or something. So if it’s in the second round or third round, I don’t care if it is Demetrious Johnson. I believe in myself that much. And the people that don’t believe me, you just gotta wait and see,” Brooks said.
ONE has a reputation for pitting the best combatants in the world against each other, including multiple crossover bouts that have seen Johnson collide with ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Brooks meets ONE flyweight submission grappling king Mikey Musumeci.
Johnson’s fighting future isn’t set in stone just yet, but after numerous callouts, it’s clear “Mighty Mouse” has plenty of options to choose from.