{"id":1447,"date":"2021-04-06T15:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-on-twitch-streaming-warzone-and-fighting-adriano-moraes\/"},"modified":"2021-04-06T15:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T15:50:33","slug":"demetrious-johnson-on-twitch-streaming-warzone-and-fighting-adriano-moraes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-on-twitch-streaming-warzone-and-fighting-adriano-moraes\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrious Johnson on Twitch streaming, Warzone, and fighting Adriano Moraes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>Legendary fighter Demetrious \u2018Mighty Mouse\u2019 Johnson is aiming to further cement his legacy with a fight against Adriano Moraes. We caught up with him before the fight to discuss his career, his Twitch streaming exploits, and his take of Jake Paul vs Ben Askren.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the all-time greats, DJ has mixed a career of fighting at the highest level of MMA, along with a passion for gaming and streaming.<\/p>\n<p>In this current day, when the world of influencers and fighting is mixing so heavily, we wanted to know his take on it all.<\/p>\n<p><b>Matt from Dexerto, joined by a very special guest now. Live from Washington, on the road and moving, Mixed Martial Arts legend, winner of the One Championship Flyweight Grand Prix, streamer, the list goes on. Demetrious \u2018Mighty Mouse\u2019 Johnson. How are you doing?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good, thanks for having me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>No worries. How\u2019s everything going? How\u2019s the training situation going? Are you still managing to get in?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, the training situation is going phenomenal. We haven\u2019t had any cases in our gym. That\u2019s been great. We\u2019ve been training in pods. we\u2019ve got 5 days left until we ship off to Singapore and will go into quarantine there. Go out and compete, then get back home and enjoy life, man. So I\u2019m excited!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548077\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson training camp\" width=\"1600\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-175x95.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-1248x681.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-630x344.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-479x261.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-150x82.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training.jpg\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson training camp\" width=\"1600\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-175x95.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-1248x681.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-630x344.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-479x261.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/dj-training-150x82.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Instagram: Mighty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">DJ will take on Adriano Moraes on April 7.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>Let me just take a moment, I know you\u2019re a pretty humble guy so I\u2019d just like to remind everyone who we\u2019re speaking to now. This is the inaugural UFC flyweight champion, held the belt and defended it 11 times in six years, I believe, beating Anderson\u2019s (Silva) record is that right?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is correct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Now over at One Championship which obviously we\u2019ll get into. The man many consider to be the greatest of all time. How does it feel when you hear that? When people say Demetrious Johnson, potentially the greatest fighter to ever live. Does that even come into your mind? Or do you try to put that stuff to one side?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t come to my mind, you know? I have a lot of great training partners that have gotten me to this point in my career, I have a great coach and I get tested all the time in the gym, to where, you know, you doubt yourself. And then when you got there, you find a competition and you\u2019re very successful. It\u2019s like, Damn, you know, that training, you know, I\u2019m glad I went through hell, because when I come in the cage or the ring, it\u2019s easy, but you know, all those praises and those accolades are all accomplishments I\u2019ve, you know, made throughout my whole entire career, and it\u2019s an honor to be considered one of those guys since there\u2019s so many athletes out there trying for the position I\u2019m in. But for me, you know, I try to stay a humble guy. I know that it only takes a couple of fights until everybody says, \u201cyou\u2019re not the greatest of all time we were just playing\u201d so you know, I take it as a compliment and I keep going for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>On your UFC career, before we move on, this fight taking place in one championship over in Asia, as you mentioned. A lot of great moments in that career. Is there anything that sticks out to you? For anyone who\u2019s maybe not familiar, that you look back and you think \u201cI can\u2019t believe that was me?\u201d When I was speaking to other people saying that we\u2019re going to get to talk to you, the one moment that always comes up and stands out from me is that Ray Borg finish. But I\u2019d love to know from you, is there one thing you look back on and you\u2019ll think \u201cGod damn, that was me\u201d?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I think that Ray Borg finish, in just like how long the span of my title reign was with 11 consecutive wins. You know, that\u2019s pretty hard to do. I feel there\u2019s only a handful of people out in the world who were able to do it, or who got close to it. And you know I think the next person on that list probably would Amanda Nunez, but yeah, I\u2019m just grateful to be able to pull those things off, especially the Mighty Wiz-Bar. Nobody\u2019s ever seen it before. And it was done like three or four years ago and people still talk about it. But, you know, went out there and displayed something no one has ever seen before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In terms of the UFC career then, now you\u2019re at One Championship and you can look back at the landscape of that division now. Obviously, we\u2019ve got Davidson Figueiredo over there really running things, you\u2019ve got Brandon Moreno, Triple C constantly threatening with coming back. Is there anything that sits in the back of your mind and think \u2018maybe that could tempt me, that\u2019s something I would come back for\u2019. Or do you feel like you closed that chapter now?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I probably have closed that chapter. There are a lot of great athletes in that division, but I feel this chapter I\u2019m on now fighting in one championship, traveling and competing as a foreigner in a foreign country, I absolutely love it. The traveling is a little much, but, it\u2019s something I\u2019m glad I\u2019m able to do. I\u2019ve got 4 or 5 years left on my career, and I want to be able to tell my children I fought on both sides of the world. I fought in America and was world champion, did a lot of great things on North American soil, and now, in the last part of Daddies career, I was over in Asia. Fighting in Japan, Manilla, Singapore, you know? I can say I\u2019ve fought all over the world, instead of I\u2019ve only fought all over North America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Well let\u2019s get into the Asia stuff\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I mean you think about it, it\u2019s like, I could say yeah I\u2019ve fought all over the world kids, I\u2019ve won belts all over the world. The grand prix belt, the UFC belt, not too many athletes can say they\u2019ve done that. Even world championship in the UFC you know? Jon Jones can never say he\u2019s fought all over the world. He\u2019s only won one belt in the UFC essentially. Yeah, I\u2019m just grateful that I\u2019m able to do that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You look at the Pride days, and the way people talk about Dan Henderson as the original double champ, obviously held the Pride belt. Did your coach Matt Hume talk to you about fighting in Asia? When you close this chapter and take off the gloves, you\u2019ve done it in Asia as well.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah absolutely. I mean you already hit the nail with Dan Henderson. I didn\u2019t know he was the first double champ, and I think Conor McGregor modernized that idea I guess you could say. I feel like those guys who fought out of Pride: Dan Henderson, Rampage Jackson, Cro Cop, Fedor Emelianenko, Fabricio Werdum, not all of them have been successful on both sides, but I believe Dan Henderson was the UFC Champion, I don\u2019t know or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>I believe he held both the Pride and Strikeforce belts.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s what it was, okay. I think being able to fight on both sides of the world just like those guys did, is something that when I take my gloves off, I can say I did what all the other greats have done too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>I believe you\u2019re now three fights deep into your One Championship career now. Talk to me about how those opponents have been? What did you expect coming over to fight these guys? Are they of a higher caliber than you thought you\u2019d be facing?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, I knew the One Championship guys are tough. Here\u2019s the thing. People put a label on UFC athletes, One Championship athletes, Bellator athletes etc. There are good fighters all over the world. There are good fighters who haven\u2019t been signed to a big organization yet. I always have that mindset that there\u2019s always bigger fish in the sea. You never know what you\u2019re going to get when you get in there to fight another athlete. Some athletes might surprise you, some might show you something you\u2019ve never seen before. Working with my coach Matt Hume, I feel like I\u2019ve pretty much seen everything. The only thing now is longer and bigger guys, that\u2019s the only thing. When I go over there I\u2019m like \u201cyou guys are fucking big\u201d. Not weight-wise, just long.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>So you fought in Japan and the Philippines and this one being Singapore. Are you able to spend any time in these places? Have you had any cool experiences culturally?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I mean, Japan is amazing. I love their culture, I love the anime. I love how some districts in their area are just dedicated to clothes shopping, gaming, anime. Manilla, I wasn\u2019t really able to experience the culture because it was raining and for security reasons they kept us in the hotel. Singapore is amazing. It reminds me of a techy Seattle over in Asia. Beautiful places, very well manicured and strict.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Twitch streaming career<\/h2>\n<p><b>As I said at the top, you\u2019re a man of many traits, also a streamer. Not one of these who are new to the game and just jumped on the platform, I remember you from the earlier days of Twitch. Talk to me about your gaming history. Were you a gamer from young?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I was a gamer from 4 or 5 years old playing original Nintendo with my mom. I grew up doing it, and now that I\u2019m an adult, I can play as much as I want, but I\u2019ll play different games. With me streaming on Twitch, it\u2019s a way for me to interact with my fans on a different platform over something I\u2019m passionate about. That\u2019s the biggest thing. I can interact with the fans while playing video games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Has it started to feel like work yet? I know some streamers we work with, some of them can lose the love and passion for gaming. Does it still feel like when you were a kid, or are you bogged down by the chat?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I still love gaming right now. It\u2019s just trying to find a game that\u2019s going to get me up and excited. When it comes to streaming, I always love sitting there and talking, but I couldn\u2019t imagine doing it every single day, trying to find something to play and entertain. That\u2019s where I think it can be kind of hard. For me, I\u2019ve never wanted my stream to be like a thing where I feel guilty if I don\u2019t play games. When I see streamers say \u201chey guys I\u2019m taking the day off\u201d. I\u2019m like, just don\u2019t? You don\u2019t have to do that. You shouldn\u2019t have to do that. If you don\u2019t want to f**king stream\u2026 if someone wants to take a week off streaming, they shouldn\u2019t have to tell the community? I don\u2019t understand it. Everyone has their different things. I like to stream when I have the time and want to play.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548068\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson playing for honor\" width=\"610\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-175x140.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-479x382.jpeg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-150x120.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious.jpeg\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson playing for honor\" width=\"610\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-175x140.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-479x382.jpeg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-150x120.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Twitter: MightyMouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">DJ has been streaming on Twitch for years, and has been a gamer for even longer.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>I saw you on Twitter petitioning for some new ideas and to branch out and to maybe branch out away from World of Warcraft. Do you have a genre you\u2019re looking for? I wonder if some fans could drop some recommendations.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was asking Twitter how Destiny 2 is, people said it\u2019s boring. I\u2019m getting kind of tired of WoW, it\u2019s always trying to keep up and do all this stuff. I think I\u2019m gonna try Final Fantasy 14. I played that game back in the day and loved it. It\u2019s just so story-driven, the PVP sucks ass on it though. That\u2019s the bad thing about that game. We got Resident Evil 8 coming out, there\u2019s another scary game coming out too but I forget the name of it. It\u2019s just trying to stay busy and find content to play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You mentioned a lot of these fighters we\u2019re familiar with moving over to Twitch now. You\u2019ve got Rampage (Jackson) who\u2019s been a bit of a mainstay, you\u2019ve got Sean O\u2019Malley on there, I\u2019ve seen Max Holloway racking up Warzone wins too. You fancy a little MMA tournament? Do you feel like you could hang with those guys on Warzone?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, not on Warzone. That game is f**king chaotic. You get shot left and right, miles away and shit. Never been a big fan of Warzone. It\u2019s fun and fast-paced, it\u2019s good content to stream with fans too. Fans can get heated up, when you look at the Twitch numbers it\u2019s mainly CoD right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Jake Paul vs Ben Askren<\/h2>\n<p><b>I just want to move on from gaming slightly on a tangent into the world of influencers and get your take. It\u2019s always a fun one to bring up with fighters. Jake Paul vs Ben Askren and YouTube boxing generally. What\u2019re your thoughts? I\u2019m not sure if you\u2019ve spoken publicly on it. Some fighters think it\u2019s great for the world of combat, some guys are embarrassed by it. Where do you sit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m happy for those guys and they\u2019re able to come over to our sport. They bring some attention, some eyeballs to it. They\u2019ve got Snoop Dogg commentating it. Snoop brings an interesting flavor to commentating. He basically says whatever he wants, I love that. He\u2019s very real. When Jake Paul and Ben Askren fight I think it\u2019s gonna be a great fight. I think Jake is gonna give it to him. I feel like he\u2019s more crisper on the fight, even though he\u2019s never been a champion. He\u2019s displayed he has knockout power. I\u2019m looking forward to the fight, I\u2019m excited about it. At the end of the day, you know, he\u2019s probably selling more PPVs than some of the champions around the world. At the end of the day, it\u2019s good for the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<figure><picture class=\"size-full wp-image-1548069\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-300x164.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1024x559.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-768x419.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1536x838.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-175x95.jpg.webp 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1248x681.jpg.webp 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-630x344.jpg.webp 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-479x261.jpg.webp 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-150x82.jpg.webp 150w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201600%20873'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jake Paul vs Ben Askren\" width=\"1600\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-175x95.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1248x681.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-630x344.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-479x261.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-150x82.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben.jpg\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"size-full wp-image-1548069\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-300x164.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1024x559.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-768x419.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1536x838.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-175x95.jpg.webp 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1248x681.jpg.webp 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-630x344.jpg.webp 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-479x261.jpg.webp 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-150x82.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Paul vs Ben Askren\" width=\"1600\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-175x95.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-1248x681.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-630x344.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-479x261.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/jake-vs-ben-150x82.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><figcaption>Triller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">DJ predicts Jake will win the fight vs Ben Askren.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>I completely agree. I think ultimately Ben and all the guys on the card, we have real fighters underneath them. Frank Mir is on the card. If you think what these guys will earn, particularly those at the tail end of their career. Everyone\u2019s a winner.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone\u2019s a winner, exactly. Everyone will make money. And that\u2019s the thing, as athletes you want to make sure we can compete and make money, and be able to retire one day. I think it\u2019s a fun fight for Ben Askren. He\u2019s only got to focus on one discipline of fighting, you know, boxing. Which is good, you know, he\u2019s not gonna beat up his body. He\u2019s been doing this for a very long time. He has nothing to prove, it\u2019s a fun fight for him. He\u2019s just got done being retired, he had a shot at the UFC. Shit, why not box? Why not box a YouTube star. He\u2019s displayed he can be dangerous, but he\u2019s not going to have to worry about a flying knee to his face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Very true! Obviously, you\u2019re still competing in MMA at One Championship. I mentioned at the top this Flyweight Grand Prix. When you traded with Ben Askren I think a lot of people thought we\u2019d see you put straight into the title fight. For those who aren\u2019t familiar with the Grand Prix format, it\u2019s essentially an 8 man tournament. You and the other flyweights, essentially going into the quarter-finals, semi-finals &amp; finals. How did you feel about that? Did you want the title fight straight away and this is something they pitched to you? How did that come about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, I love the fact that I went into the Grand Prix to earn my title shot. Obviously, I feel if I\u2019d have come to the organization and asked for a title shot I would have gotten it, but there\u2019s no sense to it. Rush right into the title shot that if you win, you\u2019re now fighting all the people in the division. Or if you lose it, then it\u2019s like, you already lost to the champ so what do we do with you now? I got in the division, I got a Grand Prix belt, a beautiful belt, my favorite belt, it\u2019ll probably be on my display. And now you\u2019re going to fight for the world title too. So I\u2019m super excited that I went that path instead of arguing for a title shot. I earned it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>That\u2019s great, especially going back to the different side that Asia offers. The Grand Prix is a legendary belt to win, you associate that belt with legends. Jon Jones has never won that sort of thing.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolutely. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I think if Jon Jones jumped in a world Grand Prix I think he would win one. Will he have the opportunity to do it? Probably not. Just contractually, and for him, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s something on his list to do. Financially I\u2019m sure he\u2019s set. I think he\u2019s set on winning the heavyweight title in the UFC. So for me, it\u2019s a thing I grew up watching. Cro Cop winning the open weight Grand Prix. Those dream match-ups with Josh Barnett vs Cro Cop. Cro Cop vs Wanderlei. Just the whole thing. The brackets, who\u2019s gonna win? I love that aspect. When I got the opportunity to do it for myself, I was like let\u2019s do it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Talk to me about the guy you\u2019ll be facing then. Adriano Moraes. What do you know about this guy? All I\u2019ve seen billed is that this could be the biggest flyweight title fight of all time. How do you feel going into it? Is it business as usual as you said? How are you approaching this one mentally?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentally, business as usual. Adriano is very tough. Great champion. I know he\u2019s gonna bring it. A lot of people overlook him, I\u2019m not overlooking him whatsoever. He has a great set of skills. People don\u2019t know him because he\u2019s never fought on this side of the world before in North America, and he\u2019s been inactive for 2 years, sitting out for the Grand Prix and also [the global health crisis] put him on ice for two years. I\u2019m looking forward to the fight, it\u2019ll probably be One\u2019s best flyweight fight. I\u2019m gonna bring it, it\u2019ll be straight fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548073\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson training\" width=\"1600\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-175x95.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-1248x681.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-630x344.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-479x261.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-150x82.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training.jpg\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson training\" width=\"1600\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-175x95.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-1248x681.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-630x344.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-479x261.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/06\/demetrious-johnson-training-150x82.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Instagram: Mighty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">DJ hard at work preparing for his fight vs Adriano Moraes.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>I think everyone\u2019s really looking forward to this one. This\u2019ll be your first time in One fighting scheduled for US primetime. Does that affect anything? Obviously locally you\u2019ll be fighting at a different time, but also knowing the Mighty Mouse fanbase in the US gets to see this one. Does it have a different feel at all?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I\u2019m actually excited it\u2019s going to be on live TV on west and east coast times. I\u2019ve always performed better on my own timezone. When I fought for the Grand Prix finals it was my own timezone. It was 10am Japan time, so I think this time I\u2019ll be fighting around 10:30\/11am Singapore time. It\u2019s coming, it\u2019s gonna be quick. We get there on the 3rd and I fight on the 7th, I get 4 days to acclimate and make weight. Boom, fight, turn around, come back home. I\u2019m looking forward to the quick turnaround. Usually, I give myself 10 or 11 days to acclimate. I\u2019m an athlete, I want to get in, get out, and get back to my kids so I can relax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you win this one, you\u2019ve got to think winningest champ in UFC history, gone over, won the One Championship Grand Prix, you\u2019ve won the belt. That cements you as the greatest for me, and I\u2019m sure most agree. Is there anything you can pinpoint, and I know you\u2019re humble so I won\u2019t press you on it. What do you think makes you different? To say to a young up-and-coming fighter, this is what made me from great to the greatest. What do you think that is?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think being humble, and not jumping into the sport to be a champion. I know a lot of people look at it like that\u2019s stupid, but when I look back on the first time I stepped my feet in the gym, and I had a couple of fights, there was no mixed martial arts division for me. Right? I was just training to train, and then fight on these amateur fights. I didn\u2019t think there would be a career for myself. Once I started to fight and make money, it was like oh well if I keep making this money then I can keep training and learning more. Fast forward a couple of years, here I am a world champion. It\u2019s like oh damn I\u2019m here. I\u2019ve never left my team. I stayed with the same coach. I get new teammates as people come in and out of your life. I just jumped into the sport to learn to compete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ I could keep you here to talk ALL DAY, you\u2019re an absolute legend, but I know you have business to take care of in Singapore so I\u2019ll let you go. That\u2019s One on TNT live Wednesday 7th April US primetime. Adriano Moraes. DJ will cement his legacy, the greatest of all time, if he can take this belt.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you guys tune in to this fight. Not just because I\u2019m taking on Moraes but tune in to see Eddie Alvarez vs Iuri Lapicus, a great lightweight fight. Then you also have Rodtang, Muay Thai sensation. 23-year-old 200+ fights. Absolute monster. You guys don\u2019t want to miss it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/demetrious-johnson-on-twitch-streaming-warzone-and-fighting-adriano-moraes-1548036\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Legendary fighter Demetrious \u2018Mighty Mouse\u2019 Johnson is aiming to further cement his legacy with a fight against Adriano Moraes. We caught up with him before the fight to discuss his career, his Twitch streaming exploits, and his take of Jake Paul vs Ben Askren. 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