It is truly the end of an era in mixed martial arts as Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from the sport during the ONE 168 card in Denver, Colorado.
Johnson last competed for the promotion in May 2023, defeating Adriano Moraes in the first trilogy bout of his career to retain the ONE flyweight MMA world championship. Returning to the same venue in Denver, Colorado, an emotional ‘Mighty Mouse’ announced to the world he was officially laying down his four-ounce gloves and leaving behind the sport he dominated for nearly two decades.
“Like I said last time when I came to Denver, Colo.