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UFC Legend Demetrious Johnson and Rodtang Unite in Intense Training Session Before ONE 172

Flyweight great spent some time training with Muay Thai icon Rodtang Jitmuangnon in Thailand.

Ahead of his highly anticipated return to the Circle on Sunday, March 23, Rodtang spent some time sparring with the former UFC and ONE flyweight world champion. ‘Mighty Mouse’ shared a clip of the recent training session on social media with the full video available via his YouTube channel.

Johnson and ‘The Iron Man’ previously met under the ONE Championship banner at the promotion’s 10th-anniversary showcase ONE X in March 2022. Competing in the company’s first-ever mixed-rules bout, ‘DJ’ and Rodtang went toe-to-toe in a contest in which the rule set changed with each round.