When so many people are already calling you the pound for pound king and even the greatest fighter of all time, it’s really hard to go out there and shock folks with the sheer quality of your performance. Yet, last night in Kansas City, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson once again did exactly that.
Johnson tied Anderson Silva’s record for most UFC title defences, 10, by thoroughly outstriking Wilson Reis for a little more than two rounds at UFC on Fox 24, before taking the Brazilian down and submitting him with a beautifully executed armbar in the embers of the third.
And Still! Can't deny that @MightyMouseUFC is one of the p4p greatest #UFCKansasCity pic.twitter.com/ASrEKq1Zia
— N (@prettyinaGi) April 16, 2017
Johnson became the first fighter ever to secure the tap from Reis, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and the first to finish the 32-year-old veteran since current Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas did it via KO back in 2011.
After the fight, Johnson called for a seven-figure payday and proclaimed himself the GOAT.
"I'm the best Champion to ever step inside the Octagon!" – @MightyMouseUFC after #UFCKansasCity pic.twitter.com/4hUSkM7Dvo
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 16, 2017
He wouldn’t be the last person to do so that night.
At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White said, “It’s hard not to call this guy the greatest of all time.”
Hard, indeed. But few were resisting the urge to do so on Twitter in the aftermath of what was arguably Johnson’s best display to date.
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/853431491681857537
😳 Damn. @MightyMouseUFC has the most beautiful martial arts in the game.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) April 16, 2017
My man @MightyMouseUFC is incredible. Congrats brother.
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) April 16, 2017
@MightyMouseUFC is the Lomachenko of MMA
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) April 16, 2017
Demetrious Johnson is up there with the GREATEST fighters to ever compete in combat sports. Could be the greatest ever.
— Jason York (@JasonYork_) April 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/SecretMovesMMA/status/853428133873283072
Hate Wilson lost but I do think it's time to start fucking promoting DJ's ass @ufc #UFCKansasCity
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 16, 2017
Mr.Perfect does it again. Bravo MM!
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) April 16, 2017
What a freak of nature! #UFCKansasCity
— Nina Ansaroff (@NinaAnsaroff) April 16, 2017
Let's appreciate Demetrious Johnson as much as we can folks. He won't be around forever. The dude is a Goddamn phenom. Arguably the GOAT.
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 16, 2017
When Demetrious Johnson fights to break the record for most consecutive title defences that needs to be 1 of the most promoted fights ever.
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 16, 2017
If you are still one of those guys who thinks Mighty Mouse is boring kimdly punch yourself in the face. Thank you. #UFCKansasCity
— Scott “Hot Sauce” Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) April 16, 2017
@MightyMouseUFC might never get the love and respect but he's the #goat in this sport… hands down @ufc
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) April 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/dpillay03/status/853521096326303744
There is no discussion, @MightyMouseUFC is the @ufc GOAT. His transitions and finishes are unreal! #mma #UFCKansasCity #GOAT
— Jordan Rinaldi (@JordanRinaldi) April 16, 2017
