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MMA GOAT bags gold in prestigious grappling tournament
Demetrious ”Mighty Mouse” Johnson. Photo: Ron Chenoy – USA TODAY Sports
MMA flyweight GOAT and former UFC champion Demetrious Johnson keeps adding wins to his impressive resume.
Earlier this week Johnson took home a gold medal at the IBJJF Masters World tournament.
”Mighty Mouse” was competing as a brown belt in the Master 2 division, which is aimed at contestants who are 35 or older.
In the tournament finals he earned a 10-0 win which gave him a gold medal.
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Johnson is arguably one of the most accomplished athletes in combat sports after a long and successful career in both UFC and ONE.
Back in September 2012 he defeated Joseph Benavidez via split decision to become the inaugural UFC flyweight champion.
Johnson then defended the strap eleven times until he lost it to Henry Cejudo via split decision at UFC 227 in 2018.
His last MMA fight was a successful ONE title defense against Adriano Moraes.
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