{"id":113583,"date":"2014-09-26T15:49:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T22:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113583"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:24:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:24:16","slug":"demetrious-johnson-fine-with-flying-under-the-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/demetrious-johnson-fine-with-flying-under-the-radar\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrious Johnson Fine With Flying Under The Radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Demetrious-Might-Mouse-Johnson-Wins.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Demetrious-Might-Mouse-Johnson-Wins.png\" alt=\"Demetrious Might Mouse Johnson Wins\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Demetrious-Might-Mouse-Johnson-Wins.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Demetrious-Might-Mouse-Johnson-Wins-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Demetrious-Might-Mouse-Johnson-Wins-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is sometimes overlooked by many, but according to him, he&#8217;s okay with that. <\/p>\n<p>The champ spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/09\/ufc-178s-demetrious-johnson-fine-flying-under-radar-as-long-as-he-has-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today Sports<\/a> about why he&#8217;s okay with flying under the radar.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI do want to be a big star, but if that means I have to be somebody that I\u2019m not and be out of character, that\u2019s not going to fit my brand.  That\u2019s not who I am. For me, this is a combat sport and I\u2019m about fighting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the first ever UFC flyweight champion, Johnson has proven time and time again that he is the best fighter in his division, and looks to do so again tomorrow night at UFC 178.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s become pretty big for me, because a lot of people become champion and lose it after one fight.  Or they\u2019ll lose it and get it back. But so far, I can show I\u2019m a legitimate champion \u2013 I won the belt, I\u2019ve defended it multiple times against incredible athletes, dangerous athletes in the division, and hopefully Saturday night I can do it one more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the goal \u2013 to carry it till I retire. That would be fantastic.   There\u2019s always going to be another champion down the road, or a guy that will break my records and hang on to the belt longer than me. That\u2019s life. There\u2019s going to be a better Demetrious Johnson. There\u2019s going to be a better Jose Aldo, a better Jon Jones. I\u2019m just excited I can hang on to the belt this long and I plan on hanging onto it after this fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is sometimes overlooked by many, but according to him, he&#8217;s okay with that. 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