SUMMARY
- Demetrious Johnson is the current flyweight MMA champ at ONE Championship.
- In his last fight, "Mighty Mouse" defeated Adriano Moraes to defend his flyweight belt.
Since Demetrious Johnson’s last outing in May 2023, combat sports fans have been wondering when the ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion would return to the Circle.
It’s still no clearer as to when “Mighty Mouse” will enter the ring again, but Johnson actually likes it that way. Because, one day, when he hangs the gloves up once and for all, the MMA GOAT says he will step out of the spotlight as quietly as possible. No traditional placing of gloves in the ring and no glamorous ride off into the sunset – Johnson’s transition from fighter to retired veteran will be swift.
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“I’m not going to do the whole thing of taking my gloves off in the cage and all that. I’ll just be like, ‘I’m good. It’s been fun, boys!’” Johnson said. “You guys can keep beating each other up. I’m going to do something elsewhere.”
Johnson last appeared in the Circle at ONE Fight Night 10 in May of last year when ONE Championship debuted in the U.S. at the 1stBank Center in Denver, Colorado. “Mighty Mouse” toppled former ONE flyweight MMA king Adriano Moraes by unanimous decision to retain his crown. But Johnson still has no date for a return in 2024.
Demetrious Johnson will consult family before deciding on his next move
ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Demetrious Johnson has always stated his love of being a father, a family man, and then a fighter. So much so that at this stage of his career, his family plays a pivotal role in deciding his next moves.
Johnson’s got more bouts behind him than he does ahead of him, and now that his children are old enough to understand the risks of him going into battle, he asks his family to help him assess the situation.
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“Mighty Mouse” is yet to schedule any combative ventures in 2024. But with ONE Championship heading back to Denver, Colorado, in September before appearing in Atlanta, Georgia, the following November, and given how few fights “DJ” may have left, it would surely make sense to see him defend his crown on home soil once again.