Demetrious Johnson

Demetrious Johnson exacts revenge on Adriano Moraes with a sensational knockout as he captures the ONE Championship flyweight crown.

I’m happy and I’m grateful,” Johnson stated. Johnson, however, stayed active on the bottom position and began to work Moraes from there. “I get beat up in the gym all the time, after I lost to him.

Demetrious Johnson is now the ONE Championship flyweight champion following an incredible performance in a rematch with Brazilian veteran Adriano Moraes.

"It was a very, very hard camp," Johnson said after the win. While Moraes looked to mount a comeback with a flashy flying knee and a nasty elbow inside, Johnson walked through it all and then delivered a highlight-reel finish, landing with a massive right hand and then following with a flying knee that sent Moraes crashing to the canvas, ending the fight at the 3:50 mark of the fourth frame. The approach would pay dividends as the round unfolded. Moraes came alive late in the frame, but it was clear momentum was shifting in Johnson's direction. Johnson was constantly active from his back, but Moraes was once again dominant in his control. Just as in the initial meeting, former UFC champ Johnson was clearly the smaller man in the cage, but he was aggressive from the start, looking to pressure from the opening bell.

Check out the former foe of Demetrious Johnson react to his crowning moment at ONE on Prime Video 1.

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Former UFC and current ONE flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson avenged the only knockout loss of his career at ONE on Prime Video 1.

If I was on the receiving end of another knee, I would have had the same demeanor and energy right now.” There’s a part of me where I hate pressure, I hate all of the eyeballs on me, but then there’s a part of me that’s like, ‘Yeah. He was trying to go for a D’Arce, he had me on the ground landing good knees to the head. The biggest thing was just trying to be dynamic and just be fluid and chill. With the win, Johnson rebounded from the knockout loss to Moraes in April 2021. Then, in the fourth round, Johnson timed a beautiful right-hand counter that sent Moraes crashing to the mat, followed by a devastating knee to the head to seal the title win.