{"id":307714,"date":"2019-03-29T14:59:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T21:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=307714"},"modified":"2019-03-29T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T21:59:29","slug":"video-demetrious-johnson-looks-forward-to-fighting-for-audience-that-respects-smaller-weight-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/video-demetrious-johnson-looks-forward-to-fighting-for-audience-that-respects-smaller-weight-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Demetrious Johnson looks forward to fighting for audience that &#8216;respects smaller weight classes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Demetrious Johnson says he couldn&#39;t pass up the chance to &quot;to fight in front of an audience that respects smaller weight classes.&quot; <br><br>Watch full interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z4S150u8RD\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z4S150u8RD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/66PzOQAhLQ\">pic.twitter.com\/66PzOQAhLQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAFighting\/status\/1111708352382304257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;So in hindsight, if I were to be under the UFC roster, I would probably be getting a rematch with Henry Cejudo,&#8221; Demetrious Johnson told MMA Fighting. &#8220;And if I was to beat Henry Cejudo then who knows what would have been next. 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