It wasn’t that flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson defeated Wilson Reis to tie Anderson Silva’s all-time UFC record of 10 title defenses.
It was that “Mighty Mouse” put on his best performance of his career in submitting a jiu-jitsu ace who had never been submitted, on a nationally televised spot at UFC on FOX 24, after dominating two-and-a-half rounds on the feet.
And in the aftermath of watching Johnson showcase himself so well at the most critical juncture of his career, UFC president Dana White fairly glowed in the post-fight press conference at the Spring Center in Kansas City.