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UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is widely believed to be one of the top pound for pound fighters in the world. <\/p>\n

With 26 professional fights and 24 wins under his belt, Johnson has amassed quite a bit of time in the cage over the course of his 8 year professional MMA career.<\/p>\n

Given that, Johnson has realized that he isn’t the type of fighter to stand in the pocket and trade strikes.<\/p>\n

He spoke on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast<\/a> to discuss his fighting strategy, and the time his coach told him that he doesn’t need to stand and bang.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne time I just brawled it out and said, \u2018I\u2019m going to just f-cking go, let my hands go and take shots and give shots.\u2019 I had f-cking vertigo (after) and was like, \u2018What the f-ck were you doing? Matt goes, \u2018You\u2019re gifted; you can switch from aspects of martial arts without missing a beat. That is your gift. Your gift is that you\u2019re fast and not many people hit you. That\u2019s what you have.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, \u2018F-ck, you\u2019re right.\u2019 And that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been doing ever since. That\u2019s why you have not seen me do that yet.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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