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Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 216, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson shattered the record for consecutive title defenses in the UFC, moving to eleven-straight with a jaw-dropping fifth-round armbar over Ray Borg. In the wake of this dazzling<\/a> win, Johnson is once again being widely referred to as the greatest of all time.<\/p>\n

At the UFC 216 post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White gave his take on the GOAT debate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou guys know what a crazy jiu-jitsu guy\u00a0Joe Rogan\u00a0is \u2014 Rogan was up in the ring, he goes, \u2018I\u2019ve never even seen that in a jiu-jitsu match,\u2019\u201d White said (h\/t MMAFighting.com). \u201cHe goes, \u2018It\u2019s crazy, this guy\u2019s a freak.\u2019 And it\u2019s true. Demetrious is the best, man. He broke Anderson Silva\u2019s record and did it in spectacular fashion. And I feel like I disrespected Ray Borg a little bit with the whole\u00a0T.J. Dillashaw\u00a0(thing). That kid came to fight. He came to fight, he didn\u2019t want to tap to that armbar. I don\u2019t know if you guys talked to him yet, his arm can\u2019t be feeling too good, but (he\u2019s) a stud and I meant no disrespect.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely,\u201d White added when asked if Johnson is the best ever. \u201cHe\u2019s the man. He broke Anderson Silva\u2019s record, and it almost seems like in that last round he knew he was going to do it and he knew how he was going to do it. It was pretty impressive. I don\u2019t know if I just said this or not, I\u2019m tired, but (Johnson\u2019s head coach) Matt Hume, we were talking about how awesome it was and he goes, \u2018He does it in the gym all the time.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With his GOAT status becoming more and more unquestionable, White also feels the fans are finally starting to rally behind Demetrious Johnson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI felt like tonight, the crowd was chanting his name, and I think people are coming around,\u201d the UFC boss said. \u201cThat\u2019s the thing. Sometimes it takes longer for some people. Crazy to think, but people didn\u2019t love\u00a0Chuck Liddell\u00a0at one time either. They didn\u2019t hate him; they just didn\u2019t care. And then Chuck became a massive superstar for us. And Anderson Silva … he kicked Vitor (Belfort) in the face and exploded.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Do you consider Demetrious Johnson the best ever?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 10\/6\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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