When it’s all said and done, Demetrious Johnson will retire from mixed martial arts as one of the most accomplished fighters in the history of the sport but he’s not exactly sitting around touting his accolades.
There was a time when the 34-year-old veteran was battling for respect as the top pound-for-pound fighter in combat sports while also seeking to break records as he tore through every challenger attempting to wrestle his title away from him.
While Johnson still loves competing, and he has no plans to walk away from fighting any time soon necessarily, his priorities have admittedly changed as he reaches the final stages of his career.