Demetrious Johnson looking forward to just ‘being a father’ post-fight career

Demetrious Johnson recognizes that his time as a fighter is coming to an end.

After 17 years of competing at the highest level and establishing himself as one of the greatest to ever do it, ‘Mighty Mouse’ is looking forward to the day that he can focus more on fatherhood than fighting. In an interview with Fox 13 Seattle, Johnson said:

“I don’t know. But for me, I love being a father,” Johnson said. “That’s the first and foremost thing that’s very important to me. My kids are getting older, they just had their jiu-jitsu tournament this morning so I was there all day. I can see myself, Father time just pulling me away from fighting. We’ll see. Right now I’m 36. Got this big fight with Adriano [Moraes]. We’ll get to this and we’ll see what’s next.”

But before hanging up his gloves for good, Demetrious Johnson will return to the Circle to defend his ONE flyweight world championship against division rival Adriano Moraes. Currently deadlocked at 1-1, the two flyweight superstars will square off in one of the biggest trilogy bouts in mixed martial arts history.

It all goes down on May 5 when ONE Championship heads to the 1stBank Center in Colorado for ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video. The event will play host to the promotion’s long-awaited U.S. debut and is slated to feature some of the biggest names in all of combat sports.

Will eight-time ONE world titleholder Adriano Moraes reclaim ONE gold or will Demetrious Johnson retain his title and establish himself as the greatest flyweight of all time? Amazon Prime Video subscribers can find out live and for free in U.S. primetime on May 5.