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This Saturday, in the co-main event of the star-studded UFC 216, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will attempt to make a record-breaking 11th-straight defense of his title opposite Ray Borg<\/a>. If Demetrious Johnson achieves this history-making 11th title defense, it will of course be very exciting. It will, however, also raise a very interesting question: who the hell does he fight next?<\/p>\n

Having essentially cleaned out his division, Johnson is now running very low on viable title challengers. Luckily, he’s got a few ideas for possible options down the line.<\/p>\n

The most likely candidate, he thinks is the winner of UFC 218’s Sergio Pettis vs. Henry Cejudo clash<\/a>. In his mind, Pettis is probably the more likely choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Sergio Pettis has more of style that will give Henry Cejudo fits because he\u2019s been around the block a little more,\u201d Johnson said at UFC 216 media luncheon (via MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cIt\u2019ll be a good fight. I think (the winner is next in line). Obviously Henry Cejudo just came back and got in the winner column. Pettis, he\u2019s on a three-fight win streak, and if he wins this fight, I think he\u2019s the No. 1 contender in the flyweight division. He has four fights in a row.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Demetrious<\/p>\n

Johnson also believes Magomed Bibulatov could be a potential future flyweight title challenger.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t think of another athlete \u2013 maybe Magomed Bibulatov,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI can\u2019t think of how many he has in a row, but we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then of course, there’s the possibility of a return to the bantamweight division for scraps with opponents like Cody Garbrandt, TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz. Apparently, however, Johnson is considering attempting a 12th and even 13th defense of his title.<\/p>\n

“\u201cIt\u2019s always staying healthy, always improving and trying to go out there and finish my opponents,” he said. “I\u2019m passing all my drug tests. If I get past this, number 11, and I\u2019m healthy, I can do another one \u2013\u00a0maybe 12 or 13 \u2013 then we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who do you want to see Demetrious Johnson fight if he gets by Ray Borg this weekend?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 10\/3\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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