Demetrious Johnson is all class.
The ONE Championship star and former UFC flyweight champion not too long ago competed as a black belt on the 2024 IBJJF World Masters Jiu Jitsu Championship in Las Vegas, and he shared footage of his grappling exploits on his YouTube channel.
In his third match of the day, “Mighty Mouse” scored a call win over Takuto Kako. Afterward, he went went out of his strategy to console his sullen opponent.
Watch a clip of that interplay beneath.
Demetrious Johnson consoles his opponent after beating him in a Jiu Jitsu event:
“There’s subsequent 12 months man. That is for enjoyable, your life’s not gonna change. You are gonna go residence, carry on coaching, have a fantastic spouse, youngsters, return to work. That is for enjoyable, there’s extra to… pic.twitter.com/xe2EemMjSh
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“It’s nonetheless good,” Johnson stated. “There’s subsequent 12 months. That is for enjoyable. Your life’s not going to vary. You’re going to go residence, carry on coaching, have a fantastic spouse, youngsters, return to work. That is for enjoyable. There’s extra to life than profitable, I promise.”
Johnson is aware of a factor or two concerning the highs and lows of fight sports activities. Throughout his six-year reign as UFC flyweight champion, he defended his title 11 consecutive instances earlier than dropping it in a rematch with Henry Cejudo at UFC 227, after which went on to star for ONE Championship.
In his first bid at profitable ONE’s flyweight title, he was knocked out by Adriano Moraes — who additionally competed on the IBJJF World Masters Jiu Jitsu Championship — however rebounded with back-to-back victories over his Brazilian rival.
As for a way his grappling event ended, Johnson made it to the quarterfinals earlier than being submitted by Tomoya Yanagisawa.
Watch Johnson’s video chronicle of his jiu-jitsu competitors expertise beneath.
