D. Johnson is the UFC record holder for title defenses (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFCBrasil)
Currently competing for ONE Championship, Demetrious Johnson He is the UFC title defense record holder. Flyweight champion of the organization between 2012 and 2018, “Mighty Mouse” defended the title on 11 occasions, surpassing the mark of ten defenses of Anderson Silva. According to the former champion, three names on the current Ultimate squad have the potential to one day break his mark.
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“I think the only people who come close to achieving this are: Valentina Shevchenko, who impresses me every time he steps into the octagon, Kamaru Usman e Israel adesanya. I think that Kamaru Usman He has four title defenses, Izzy has three or four if I remember correctly. I think these three are the ones who can set a new record”, said Johnson while participating in “MMA Hour”, a podcast on the “MMAFighting” website.
Johnson was narrowly wrong in his calculations. Kamaru Usman has five defenses of the welterweight belt, while Adesanya actually has three. Closer than both of them to breaking the mark, Valentina Shevchenko appears with six defenses, the highest mark among active champions in the organization.
For Johnson, the three athletes mentioned have the potential to one day reach their milestone, but the former champion made a point of highlighting the difficulty of the feat.
“I think these three athletes can get there, but it will take a long time. Especially with injuries and looking for the right opponent. Also, nowadays it's about finding the opponent who will perform the most, it's no longer about the next one in line. Also, I don't know if Shevchenko wants to have children, so that could be another factor as well.”
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