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REACTION | Demetrious Johnson Retires From MMA — Will He Get UFC Hall of Fame Nod?

MMA Fighting

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4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Former UFC flyweight champion, ONE flyweight champion, and one oof the greatest MMA fighters of all-time Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from the sport at Friday night's ONE 168 event. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to the news, reflect on one of the greatest careers in the history of the sport, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.0

Hello, Mike Heck here from MMA Fighting.com here on this Saturday early in the day compared to most times you would hear my voice on the Saturday but we are here to react to some massive

1:15.5

news announced last night by one of the greatest ever do it and there you see it

1:21.4

Demetrius Johnson the former long-time

1:23.8

you have see flyway champion the now former one flyway champion announces

1:29.1

retirement from mixed martial arts last night at one championship 168 in Denver makes the

1:36.2

announcement in the same city coincidentally as his final fight in Denver

1:41.2

Colorado he defeated Adriana Marize for the second straight time

1:44.4

is one fight night 10 last year.

1:47.5

And this is what he said last night.

1:48.8

It was a very emotional retirement announcement,

1:51.4

but the big quote that stood out to a lot of people,

1:53.4

like I said last night, last time, excuse me, when I came to Denver, Colorado,

1:57.6

I told you guys was potentially my last fight, and I was not lying, I'm done.

2:02.0

I'm done competing in mixed martial arts. I want to thank you guys so much

2:07.4

for giving me the opportunity quite an emotional ride for Demetrius Johnson but at at 38 years of age, Mighty Mouse has called it a career, doing so with the record of 25, 4, and 1 and what a career was.

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