Regardless of claims he wouldn’t be snapping his latest retirement to make a UFC return, former flyweight king, Demetrious Johnson will not be evaded fight sports activities for too lengthy in line with former middleweight champion, Michael Bisping, who believes there’s a world the place the Kentucky favourite competes once more.
Johnson, a former undisputed UFC flyweight champion and ONE Championship titleholder, confirmed his retirement from skilled blended martial arts again in September, having most not too long ago landed a trilogy rubber match victory over Adriano Moraes again in Could of final 12 months in a unanimous resolution effort.
Nevertheless, over the course of the weekend, Kentucky fan-favorite, Johnson was the topic of a name out by undisputed flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja following his win at UFC 310 — by which the Brazilian laid waste to Japanese challenger, Kai Asakura with a dominant second spherical rear-naked choke win.
And responding nearly instantly to the decision out from Pantoja — who joined each himself and Joseph Benavidez because the pole sitters for essentially the most wins in flyweight historical past within the UFC, Johnson claimed he had no intention to snap his latest retirement from fight sports activities.
“Guys I got offered 2 million dollars to fight!!” Demetrious Johnson posted on his official X account. “I turned it down I don’t care to fight anymore YouTube video dropping soon.”
Demetrious Johnson tipped to return by UFC alum, Michael Bisping
Nevertheless, so far as one other former undisputed champion is anxious, Johnson will doubtless make a return to the Octagon sooner or later — when the itch turns into too arduous to disregard.
“I know Mighty Mouse (Demetrious Johnson) came back out and said, “No, you ain’t getting my ass out of retirement,” Michael Bisping mentioned on his YouTube channel. ” Nevertheless, I nonetheless prefer it. I nonetheless suppose there is perhaps a world in the future the place Mighty Mouse might be lured out of retirement.
