[autotag]Demetrious Johnson[/autotag] will finally fight for undisputed gold in ONE Championship.
The former UFC flyweight champion and pound-for-pound great has been booked to challenge ONE flyweight champion [autotag]Adriano Moraes[/autotag] on April 11 in China. The news was announced on Sunday night by ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
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Johnson (30-3 MMA, 3-0 ONE) has been flawless since his switch from UFC to ONE. “Mighty Mouse” left the UFC in an historic trade in late 2018 and has gone 3-0 with his new promotion. The short win-streak saw Johnson come out victorious in the ONE Championship flyweight grand prix as he picked up his first ONE belt. Now he’s going for a second, as he targets ONE’s main flyweight title.
Johnson’s last defeat was a controversial decision loss to Henry Cejudo in 2018. The 33-year-old fighter remains the fighter with the most consecutive title defenses in UFC history (eleven).
Fighting to maintain his status as ONE’s reigning champion, Moraes (18-3 MMA, 9-3 ONE) hopes to complete his third consecutive title defense at flyweight. The Brazilian fighter won the interim flyweight title in November 2016 and unified it a year later against then-champ Kairat Akhmetov in a rematch. He’s remained champion ever since.
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