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Opinion: Appreciate Demetrious Johnson’s Greatness While You Can

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When it comes to beyond-the-norm title reigns in mixed martial arts, it’s hard not to mention UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. If the oddsmakers are correct and he proves victorious against Ray Borg at UFC 215 this Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta, he will hold the record for the most consecutive title defenses with 11. That would break the mark set by Anderson Silva and statistically put him on the short list of fighters worthy of Greatest of All-Time consideration.