Currently sitting at number three on the pound-for-pound list, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson isn’t just one of the most dominant champions competing in the Octagon at the moment; he may be one of the most dominant ever. That’s high praise for the Washington state standout, but he’s not resting on his laurels as he approaches his September 5 main event against the one man to give him his toughest bout as champion, John Dodson. Here are Mighty Mouse’s Fab Five.
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Miguel Angel Torres (WATCH ON UFC FIGHT PASS)
Even though Johnson lost his first WEC bout in 2010 to Brad Pickett at bantamweight, it was clear that the Pacific Northwest prospect was something special, and his coach Matt Hume told me as much during his early WEC days.