D. Johnson prepares for his second title defense. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson, he already has a date set for his next belt defense, the UFC said in a statement on its official website. The organization announced that “Mighty Mouse”, as he is known, already has an agreement to put his title up for grabs against American John Moraga at the TUF 17 Finale, an event that will take place on April 13th.
Johnson continues in a true marathon of fights, as he successfully defended his title against John Dodson a few weeks ago, on January 26th. Throughout his career, “Mighty Mouse” had 20 fights – with 17 wins, two losses and one draw. Before moving down a division and participating in the inaugural flyweight tournament, Johnson had been defeated by Dominick Cruz in 2011, in the bantamweight belt fight.
Challenger John Moraga has only one defeat in his entire career, precisely to the last challenger for the flyweight belt, John Dodson. The American won all of the other 13 fights he had as a professional. Moraga, who is a former world bantamweight champion, Rage in the Cage, has good results in the UFC flyweight division, having won his two fights in the category in the first round.
Check out the fights already announced for the TUF 17 Finale, on April 13th, below:
Demetrious Johnson x John Moraga
Gabriel Gonzaga “Napão” x Travis Browne
Cole Miller x Bart Palaszewski
Daniel Pineda x Justin Lawrence
Miesha Tate x Zingano cat
TUF 17 Final (middleweight): Finalist 1 x Finalist 2
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