{"id":372603,"date":"2021-01-05T08:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=372603"},"modified":"2021-01-05T08:06:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:06:11","slug":"demetrious-johnson-admits-hes-always-had-problems-with-foes-like-adriano-moraes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/demetrious-johnson-admits-hes-always-had-problems-with-foes-like-adriano-moraes\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrious Johnson admits he’s “always had problems” with foes like Adriano Moraes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson admits he’s always had a bit of difficulty with fighters like his next opponent, Adriano Moraes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Johnson, widely regarded as the best fighter ever, is slated to challenge Moraes for the ONE Championship<\/a> flyweight title on February 24.<\/p>\n

Heading into the matchup with Moraes, who is not only a lethal Brazilian jiu jitsu blackbelt, but a massive fighter for the weight class, Johnson is well aware of the challenge at hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great athlete,\u201d Johnson told MMA Fighting<\/a> of Moraes. \u201cHe\u2019s been a great champion. He had those back-to-back fights with Geje Eustaquio\u00a0and those are great fights to learn from. At the end of the day, we\u2019re going to match up our skills and see how we stack up against him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson even admits that he’s struggled against larger, rangier fighters like Moraes in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had problems in my career facing longer, rangier opponents,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cBack at 135 in the UFC against\u00a0Miguel Torres\u00a0or\u00a0Dominick Cruz\u00a0and you look like a guy like\u00a0Tim Elliott, who\u2019s pretty long and wiry for 125.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look back at my career, I\u2019ve always had a little trouble with these longer guys. You\u2019re just dealing with way more mass in competition. When you\u2019re fighting guys who are just naturally a little bit bigger, they\u2019re going to be bigger, taller, longer, it\u2019s just another challenge to get through.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Johnson is able to topple this imminent challenge, and capture another major title, it will reaffirm his status as the greatest flyweight ever, and one of the best fighters of all time\u2014regardless of weight.<\/p>\n

Many fans will undoubtedly be tuning in to see of Johnson can achieve the feat, and he’s grateful for their support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the true fans,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey appreciate the work I\u2019ve put in. They want to see how my career unfolds. They\u2019re following my journey anywhere I go. My message to those guys, I\u2019m going to go out there and try to win this belt for you and keep on displaying amazing [MMA] skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demetrious Johnson earned his ONE flyweight title shot by winning the promotion’s 2019 Flyweight World Grand Prix. He accomplished that by defeating Yuya Wakamatsu, Tatsumitsu Wada, and Danny Kingad.<\/p>\n

Do you think Johnson can capture the ONE flyweight title by defeating Adriano Moraes this February?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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