ONE flyweight world champion and future MMA Hall of Famer Demetrious Johnson is amped for his main event fight at ONE Fight Night 10. This is for good reason, as 'Mighty Mouse' will be headlining ONE Championship's inaugural live event in front of an American crowd.
Across the Circle from him will former world champ Adriano Moraes in perhaps the most anticipated trilogy bout in the promotion's history. One can even make the argument that it's the most high-profile rubber match in the division's history.
Both Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes had a win over each other and held a knockout over each other - the first men to do so in each other's respective careers. In a recent Instagram post, 'DJ' shared how much fans in Broomfield, CO, are anticipating his bout with 'Mikinho':
"ayyyyeee chea well damn!!! #passion #mma #onefightnight10"
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With a total of three world title fights across as many different martial arts and a long list of top-level ONE fighters on the card, ONE Fight Night 10 is shaping up to be the organization's biggest show ever. It's no surprise that the show is already sold out as early as now.
Demetrious Johnson ready to put on a show in front of his home crowd at ONE Fight Night 10
At ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video, ONE flyweight king Demetrious Johnson will fight in front of an American crowd for the first time in nearly five years. Ever since moving to ONE Championship, the almighty 'Mighty Mouse' has only been fighting in Asia.
On May 5 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, CO, Johnson will defend his flyweight throne in the first trilogy bout of his legendary career against the first and only man to ever knock him out, Adriano Moraes.
In an interview with fightTIPS on YouTube, Demetrious Johnson said that, regardless of the outcome, his most important goal on May 5th is to put on a show. He said:
“My main goal for that fight is to blow the f*cking roof off on that fight. I want people to keep saying, ‘I want to see you fight, I want to see you fight,’ whether I’m the champion or not, that's always my goal.” [5:33 onwards]
Watch the full interview here:
If there's one thing we've learned from their first two fights, it's that Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes couldn't put on a boring fight against each other. Broomfield, CO, better be ready for one of the most exciting and jaw-dropping fights in flyweight MMA history.