{"id":233629,"date":"2017-04-13T22:41:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T05:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=233629"},"modified":"2017-04-14T06:34:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T13:34:29","slug":"demetrious-johnson-explains-makes-dominant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demetrious-johnson\/demetrious-johnson-explains-makes-dominant\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrious Johnson explains what makes him so dominant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson is undoubtably one of the greatest fighters in the world today. With an impressive professional record that features just two losses, &#8216;Mighty Mouse&#8217; is looking to tie MMA legend Anderson Silva&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/demetrious-johnson-on-a-mission-to-break-anderson-silvas-record\/\">record for most title defenses<\/a> this Saturday when he steps into the Octagon with Wilson Reis.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, Demetrious Johnson spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/04\/demetrious-johnson-knows-hes-one-of-worlds-best-even-if-hes-a-victim-of-his-own-success\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a> to explain what makes him so dominant, his ability to make adjustments during fights:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dana-White-Demetrious-Johnson.png\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson, Mighty Mouse\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-211982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dana-White-Demetrious-Johnson.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dana-White-Demetrious-Johnson-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dana-White-Demetrious-Johnson-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dana-White-Demetrious-Johnson-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI think I\u2019m one of the best in the world \u2013 there\u2019s not another guy out there who can mix it up as good as I can,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in fights when I\u2019ve gotten dropped multiple times in a fight,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always funny \u2013 (people) look back at the Tim Elliott fight and go, \u2018Oh, that 1:45 was the toughest test (of your career),\u2019 and I go, \u2018You must\u2019ve forgot about my first (John) Dodson fight, my friend. Or my Dominick Cruz fight. Or my Brad Pickett fight.\u2019 But I always remember the past and remember what I did to get here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I get dropped, I\u2019ll make adjustments. If a guy keeps taking me down, I\u2019ll make adjustments. It\u2019s always about making adjustments, and I think there aren\u2019t a lot of guys out there who can make those adjustments in the fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt.png\" alt=\"Cody Garbrandt\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-226536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Johnson may be able to tie Anderson Silva&#8217;s record for most title defenses this Saturday, he could very well find himself lined up with bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt in his next fight, where he could pass Anderson Silva for most title defenses. Leading up to his fight with Reis, Johnson has found himself <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cody-garbrandt\/demetrious-johnson-responds-cody-garbrandts-challenge\/\">called out by &#8216;No Love&#8217;<\/a> who of course is currently gearing up for his first potential bantamweight title defense against former teammate TJ Dillashaw.<\/p>\n<p>But first, Johnson must get past Wilson Reis.<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/14\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson is undoubtably one of the greatest fighters in the world today. With an impressive professional record that features just two losses, &#8216;Mighty Mouse&#8217; is looking to tie MMA legend Anderson Silva&#8217;s record for most title defenses this Saturday when he steps into the Octagon with Wilson Reis. 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