Demetrious Johnson’s confidence certainly hasn’t waned over the years.
The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight ruler is just one win away from tying Anderson Silva’s record for most successful consecutive title defenses in the promotion. He’ll get his chance to do that this Saturday night (April 15) inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Johnson puts his title on the line against Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24. Speaking with Flo Combat, “Mighty Mouse” warned all contenders that he plans on staying with the gold until he retires:
“I don’t really look at it as cleaning out the division. The rankings change all the time. Guys like Ali Bagautinov and Zach Makovsky, in my eyes, are still great fighters who aren’t even on the UFC roster. I want to make sure that every fighter in my weight division that steps into the Octagon knows that I will take away their hopes and dreams of being champion as long as I’m in the game. I’m not looking past him [Reis]. I am training extremely hard for him. I have been taking care of my body a lot more this camp. I am looking to go out there, tie the record and then we can discuss where I would like to break the record.”
