Conor McGregor praises ‘quite incredible’ Demetrious Johnson after ONE Championship flyweight title win
- ‘Mighty Mouse’ knocked out Adriano Moraes to win flyweight gold at ONE on Prime Video 1 last Saturday in Singapore
- Moraes breaks his silence on Instagram, thanking fans for their support and vowing ‘for sure the return will be epic’
Demetrious Johnson impressed a lot of people when he knocked out Adriano Moraes at Saturday’s ONE on Prime Video 1 event – including MMA superstar Conor McGregor.
“Mighty Mouse” met Brazil’s Moraes in the main event of ONE Championship’s debut card on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, with the promotion’s flyweight title on the line, and knocked him out in round four.
McGregor, like many fight fans, was tuned for Johnson’s performance, and was clearly impressed with what he saw.
“Quite incredible yet again by the Mighty Mouse,” the 34-year-old Irishman wrote on his official Twitter account, which is followed by 9.5 million people.
Saturday marked Johnson’s (24-4-1) second meeting with Moraes. The pair first met in April of 2021, when Moraes shocked the world by knocking the 36-year-old American out in round two. It was the first stoppage loss of Johnson’s career.
But after a submission win over Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a special-rules attraction at ONE X earlier this year, he achieved his redemption, bloodying Moraes on the feet and on the mat before deflating him with a punch and fling knee.
Two-time champion Moraes broke his silence on Monday, thanking his fans in a post on his official Instagram account.
