Demetrious Johnson Archives

UFC 215 fight card:

Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg rebooked for UFC 216

Demetrious Johnson explains drop of “Mouse” from nickname

Stars of UFC 215 talk, Demetrious Johnson dismisses Ray Borg’s chances

UFC 215 Live Stream – Johnson vs. Borg Pay-Per-View

Demetrious Johnson, Amanda Nunes defend titles at UFC 215 in Edmonton

UFC cancels August 19 pay-per-view, moves UFC 215 to September 9

Don’t Hate the Player…. Hate the Game…. Or Is It The Other Way Around?

SFLC Podcast – Episode 245: Damon Martin discusses DJ and TJ

UFC makes good on promise, Demetrious Johnson receives all belts

Demetrious Johnson has message for UFC bosses: ‘I want my eight belts!’

Below is the most recent UFC Fight Night 115 fight card:

FULL UFC FIGHT NIGHT 116 RESULTS BELOW:

UFC Fight Night 117 fight card:

Maverick MMA 3 fight card:

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson, Ray Borg, UFC 216

Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg rebooked The UFC flyweight title fight that was supposed to take place at last weekend’s UFC 215 pay-per-view has been rebooked for next month’s UFC 216 fight card. The Oct. 7 fight card in Las Vegas will pick up Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg. Borg pulled out two days prior to the pay-per-view citing an... Read More

Interviews MMA News Split Decision MMA Podcast

September 7, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson, Reebok

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson joined the Split Decision MMA Podcast earlier today ahead of Saturday’s UFC 215 pay-per-view where he will defend his title against Roy Borg. Joey and Dodge talk to DJ about Reebok’s latest apparel, gaming consoles and how the UFC is marketing his fights. “Mighty” as he wants to now be referred to, no longer “Mighty... Read More

MMA News

September 7, 2017 Eric Kowal Amanda Nunes, Demetrious Johnson, Ray Borg, UFC 215, Valentina Shevchenko

Photos by Jeff Bottari/UFC – Zuffa LLC Edmonton, Canada – On Saturday, September 9, UFC flyweight world champion and pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson will look to keep his belt a record 11th time and pass legend Anderson Silva in the record books for most successful title defenses. Johnson, the only champion the division has ever known, squares off against surging... Read More

MMA News

September 5, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson, UFC 215

UFC’s first and only flyweight champion has a chance to make history in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on September 9, as Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson defends his title against Ray Borg in the main event of UFC 215 at Rogers Place. ORDER UFC 215 LIVE STREAM BELOW: Already tied with Anderson Silva for most successful title defenses in UFC history, Johnson... Read More

MMA News

July 20, 2017 Eric Kowal Amanda Nunes, Demetrious Johnson, Edmonton, Ray Borg, UFC 215

UFC® DEBUTS IN EDMONTON WITH TWO THRILLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS TICKETS FOR UFC® 215: JOHNSON vs. BORG AT ROGERS PLACE GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 28 Edmonton, Canada – UFC® will arrive in Edmonton with a pair of blockbuster championship bouts. UFC® 215: JOHNSON vs. BORG will see No.1 pound-for-pound fighter and ESPY Fighter of the Year winner, Demetrious Johnson... Read More

MMA News

June 26, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson, UFC 215

UFC announced Monday that UFC 215 will take place on September 9 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event marks the promotion’s first visit to Edmonton. An originally planned August Pay-Per-View event has been removed from the schedule. The August 19 event was supposed to take place one week prior to the mega boxing event between Conor McGregor... Read More

MMA News Opinion

June 12, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson

Over the past week there has been quite a bit of unexpected back and forth between the UFC and the organization’s flyweight champion, the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, Demetrious Johnson. Aside from the banter between the champ and UFC President Dana White, mixed martial arts fans are even being subjected to speculation of the UFC cancelling the UFC men’s... Read More

Interviews MMA News SFLC Podcast

June 8, 2017 Eric Kowal Damon Martin, Demetrious Johnson, TJ DIllashaw, UFC 212

Senior writer for Fox Sports covering the UFC Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) joins the show to recap UFC 212 and discuss the latest sags between Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw and the UFC. LISTEN BELOW: USKA fights, mark your calendars for the next big show on July 15th, from the Econo Lodge in Allentown, PA. Main event is a professional Muay Thai... Read More

MMA News

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson

Demetrious Johnson gets his weight in gold Before his latest UFC flyweight title defense against Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24 last month from Kansas City, ‘Mighty Mouse’ Demetrious Johnson had a bone to pick with the UFC. Johnson tied former UFC middleweight title holder Anderson Silva for most title defenses with 10, but it was... Read More

MMA News

April 13, 2017 Eric Kowal Demetrious Johnson

‘Mighty’ Message to UFC bosses .@MightyMouseUFC has a message for UFC bosses: ‘I want my eight belts!’ Will he add another one on Saturday? #UFCKansasCity #OpenWorkouts pic.twitter.com/q1tDieZe1t — UFC News (@UFCNews) April 13, 2017 Demetrious Johnson has been racking up the titles over the last five years. He still has one issue though. Johnson joked with the media at Fight... Read More

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UFC Fight Night 115 – Stefan Struve vs Alexander Volkov
11:30 am-5:00 pm
2017-09-02
Ahoy Rotterdam
Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, Netherlands
https://mymmanews.com/Event/ufc-fight-night-115/
UFC Fight Night 115 – Volkov vs. Struve will be held September 2, 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The fight card will stream live on UFC Fight Pass.
Below is the most recent UFC Fight Night 115 fight card:
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson
Marion Reneau vs. Talita Bernardo
Leon Edwards vs. Bryan Barberena
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Darren Till vs. Bojan Veličković
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Felipe Silva
Michel Prazeres vs. Mads Burnell
Rustam Khabilov vs. Desmond Green
Francimar Barroso vs. Aleksandar Rakić
Mike Santiago vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
Bojan Mihajlović vs. Abdul-Kerim Edilov
Thibault Gouti vs. Andrew Holbrook

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UFC 215 – Johnson vs. Borg, Nunes vs. Shevchenko
6:00 pm-11:00 pm
2017-09-09
Rogers Place
10214 104 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5N 0W5, Canada
10214 104 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5N 0W5, Canada
https://mymmanews.com/Event/ufc-215-johnson-vs-borg/
UFC 215 takes place Saturday, September 9, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Two UFC titles are on the line.
In the main event event, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson looks to make history as he tries to surpass the legendary Anderson Silva’s title defense record. Silva, the former UFC middleweight champion made 10 successful title defenses. Johnson tied him earlier this year and seeks out his 11th win as champion.
Also, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will defend her title against Valentina Shevchenko. The two were supposed to fight earlier this summer but Nunes withdrew on fight day for medical reasons. The two fought once before, prior to Nunes’ championship win. Shevchenko dropped a close and controversial decision that night.
UFC 215 fight card:
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Ray Borg
Women’s Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Welterweight Neil Magny vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro
Featherweight Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert Melendez
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women’s Bantamweight Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira
Flyweight Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis
Women’s Bantamweight Sarah Moras vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
Featherweight Gavin Tucker vs. Rick Glenn
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Mitch Clarke vs. Alex White
Heavyweight Luis Henrique vs. Arjan Bhullar
Lightweight Kajan Johnson vs. Adriano Martins

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UFC Fight Night 116 – Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch
8:00 pm-11:00 pm
2017-09-16
PPG Paints Arena
1001 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
1001 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
https://mymmanews.com/Event/ufc-fight-night-116/
UFC Fight Night 116 was held from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and headlined by a middleweight fight between Luke Rockhold and David Branch.
FULL UFC FIGHT NIGHT 116 RESULTS BELOW:
Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Luke Rockhold defeated David Branch via TKO – Round 2, 4:05
Mike Perry defeated Alex Reyes via knockout – Round 1, 1:19
Anthony Smith defeated Hector Lombard via TKO – Round 3, 2:33
Gregor Gillespie defeated Jason Gonzalez via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:11
Kamaru Usman defeated Sérgio Moraes via knockout – Round 1, 2:48
Justin Ledet defeated Zu Anyanwu via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeated Tony Martin via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Daniel Spitz defeated Anthony Hamilton via TKO – Round 1, 0:24
Uriah Hall defeated Krzysztof Jotko – Round 2, 2:25
Gilbert Burns defeated Jason Saggo via knockout – Round 2, 4:55

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UFC Fight Night 117 – Ovince Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami
6:00 pm-11:00 pm
2017-09-22
Saitama Super Arena
8 Shintoshin, Chūō-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0081, Japan
8 Shintoshin, Chūō-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0081, Japan
https://mymmanews.com/Event/ufc-fight-night-117/
The main event for UFC Fight Night 117 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan has changed less than a week out. Yushin Okami will step back into the UFC octagon to replace Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua as he takes on Ovince Saint Preux.
UFC Fight Night 117 fight card:
Main Card (FXX)
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami
Cláudia Gadelha vs. Jéssica Andrade
Takanori Gomi vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Gökhan Saki vs. Henrique da Silva
Teruto Ishihara vs. Rolando Dy
Mizuto Hirota vs. Charles Rosa
Preliminary Card (FXX)
Keita Nakamura vs. Alex Morono
Jussier Formiga vs. Ulka Sasaki
Syuri Kondo vs. Chan-Mi Jeon
Shinsho Anzai vs. Luke Jumeau
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Daichi Abe vs. Hyun Gyu Lim

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Maverick MMA 3 – Scott Heckman vs. Robert Sullivan II
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
2017-09-30
Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
524 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
524 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
https://mymmanews.com/Event/maverick-mma-3/
Maverick MMA 3 will be held Saturday, September 30 at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The headlining fight is a rematch between Maverick MMA featherweight champion Scott Heckman and Robert Sullivan.
Maverick MMA 3 fight card: