Demetrious Johnson sits atop the UFC Octagon, celebrating his win over Wilson Reis Saturday night.Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images
For a long time, Demetrious Johnson has been the UFC's most anonymous champion. Every few months, it dusts him off, winds him up and lets him do his thing—which is something close to perfection—and everyone claps politely and then proceeds to forget about him within a few minutes of his departure.
At least for one night, we may have hope that is about to change. In Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson was greeted like a star, performed like a star and walked off basking in the brightest spotlight his amazing reign has yet seen.