{"id":240875,"date":"2017-06-07T06:29:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=240875"},"modified":"2017-06-07T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:30:00","slug":"top-flyweights-weigh-demetrious-johnson-comments-possible-closure-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demetrious-johnson\/top-flyweights-weigh-demetrious-johnson-comments-possible-closure-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Top flyweights weigh in on Demetrious Johnson&#8217;s comments, possible closure of the division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest stories of the week thus far has surrounded <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demetrious-johnson\/demetrious-johnson-issues-length-statement-ufcs-mistreatment-bullying\/\">a scathing, tell-all statement released by UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson<\/a>. In this statement, the champ blasts the UFC and its president Dana White for attempting to force him into a fight with former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw, rather than letting him fight established flyweight contender Ray Borg. It also criticizes the UFC for failing to promote his division or his fights in an adequate way. Finally, Johnson also claimed in the statement that White threatened to close the division if he didn&#8217;t play ball.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it was not a particularly good look for White or the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Since Johnson released this headline-generating statement, many members of the flyweight division have spoken up, weighing in on his\u00a0comments, and the apparent risk of the flyweight division&#8217;s closure.<\/p>\n<p>The most high-profile flyweight to do so was Borg, who told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/06\/demetrious-johnson-respects-ufc-flyweight-division-ray-borg-tj-dillashaw\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a> that he has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ray-borg\/ray-borg-newfound-respect-flyweight-champ-mighty-mouse\/\">newfound respect for the champ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s actually where I gained respect for him,\u201d Borg said. \u201cAnd some fans are seeing it. Because he is respecting the division, and the rankings by wanting to fight me.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another top flyweight to chime in was recent title challenger Henry Cejudo, who assured that he&#8217;d welcome Dillashaw to the flyweight division if Johnson wasn&#8217;t interested.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If the fight w\/ DJ &amp; TJ doesn&#8217;t fall thru. I&#8217;ll introduce TJ to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\">@ufc<\/a> Flyweight division <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\">@danawhite<\/a> . make the flyweight div. great again<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HenryCejudo\/status\/871873446149365760\">June 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tim Elliot, who also recently battled Johnson for the title \u2013 and arguably gave him the toughest test of his title reign thus far \u2013 also chimed in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think I&#8217;ll fight at 135 if they close it! The lack of respect for the flyweights, is shitty. That&#8217;s just how shit goes!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TElliott125\/status\/871896924814581761\">June 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So too did Ben Nguyen, one of the brightest prospects in the division. Though he understands he might not have a job soon, he&#8217;s happy somebody spoke up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Might not have a job after all this but I&#8217;m glad somebody spoke up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3Nkzmbb4K\">https:\/\/t.co\/D3Nkzmbb4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben 10 Nguyen (@Ben10MMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ben10MMA\/status\/871872033478500353\">June 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Johnson&#8217;s comments generated a response from Zach Makovsky who, though no longer under contract with the UFC, remains one of the flyweight division&#8217;s best fighters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Although I really would like to see DJ vs TJ, they&#8217;re doing,one of the best ever, a huge disservice treating him &amp; the division this way <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FSYfStYMrY\">https:\/\/t.co\/FSYfStYMrY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachFunSize\/status\/871814190423580674\">June 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What do you make of the sticky situation at flyweight? Does Demetrious Johnson deserve to be treated better?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 6\/7\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest stories of the week thus far has surrounded a scathing, tell-all statement released by UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. In this statement, the champ blasts the UFC and its president Dana White for attempting to force him into a fight with former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw, rather than letting him fight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":211982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10171],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top flyweights weigh in on Demetrious Johnson&#039;s comments, possible closure of the division | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Several of MMA&#039;s top flyweight fighters have weighed in on the recent comments of flyweight king and pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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