Even in a insane year, Demetrious Johnson remains MMA’s constant

Johnson weathered the storm and proceeded to dominate the rest of the fight, blanketing Elliott and the canvas and laying in relentless ground and pound and submission attempts on the way to a decisive 49-46, 49-46, 49-45. “Absolutely”, Johnson said. But I like my quiet, small town life. Death, taxes and “Mighty Mouse” defending the flyweight title.

Instead, the MMA world is all abuzz this week with fanciful boxing news – Conor McGregor has secured a license allowing him to engage in the Sweet Science, presumably in profitable partnership with “Money” Mayweather. His only loss in the UFC came at 135 pounds, to current bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. It’s simple to take the great ones for granted when they deliver over and over again.

With the win, Mr. Benavidez (#1) improved to 25-4 and extended his win streak to six matches and possibly earned another crack at Johnson’s title belt while Mr. Cejudo (#2) dropped to 10-2, losing back-to-back.

Elliott (13-7-1), who had been cut by the UFC but earned his spot back in the company through the TUF tournament, got eveyone attention by putting Johnson in a deep guillotine choke in the first round.

The decision would imply that Johnson had his way with the Elliot for the majority of the fight, but that couldn’t any further from the case. I’ve put in a lot of time. That seems like a insane thing to say, but it’s kind of true. [When I was fighting], I was killing myself going to the gym and grinding, grinding, grinding.

“They’re making it a martial arts contest and a sport and when it comes down to it, when the cage door shuts, it’s an ass-kicking contest”, Elliott said. Still, as a minus-950 (risking $9.50 to win $1) favorite, Johnson is expected to crush Elliott.

He became a coach for the first time on a reality show.

Speaking at the post-fight press conference for The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale, flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez (via MMAjunkie) discussed his win over Henry Cejudo. Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will face “TUF” victor Tim Elliott in the main event.

Demetrious Johnson: $40,000 def. Tim Elliott: $30,000 Joseph Benavidez: $20,000 def. Henry Cejudo: $5,000 Jorge Masvidal: $10,000 def.

Rumoured to be the last season of The Ultimate Fighter, this iteration saw sixteen titlists from around the world try to outmatch each other for a shot at UFC gold.

But like Han Solo, never tell Elliott the odds because he feels that he’s not only ready for this fight but that he can win it.

Johnson has never lost since the UFC implemented his natural 125-pound weight class four years ago.

“He’s trying to get me caught up, and at one point, I got away from what I do well, which is to keep my rhythm”. Chances are it’s going to be either Jussier “Formiga” or Wilson Reis.

According to Johnson, the injury was the result of overtraining – just too much consistent wear and tear on his body. He felt the fights on the show were all competitive and said Elliott’s experience in the house, winning four times in a short period, hardened him in a way that few who haven’t gone through it would understand.