Demetrious Johnson isn’t formally carried out together with his MMA profession, however he could be shut.

One of the vital achieved fighters in MMA historical past, Johnson holds quite a lot of UFC information, together with most consecutive title defenses (11), amassed when he dominated the flyweight division from 2012 to 2018. After shedding the title to Henry Cejudo at UFC 227, Johnson then bought traded to ONE Championship, the place he’s spent the previous six years and is the present flyweight champion. Nonetheless, Johnson has not competed since profitable his trilogy battle towards Adriano Moraes again in Could of 2023, and apparently “Mighty Mouse” isn’t centered on returning any time quickly both.

“I at all times like to go away that door open,” Johnson advised the JAXXON podcast. “… You’re at all times going to have that love for combined martial arts… I’m not formally retired. I’m simply saying combined martial arts is just not on my thoughts proper now.”

Johnson has been open over the previous few years about eager to pursue different alternatives exterior of simply MMA, together with different fight sports activities disciplines and particular one-offs. However Johnson says that doesn’t imply he’s carried out with MMA. For the ONE flyweight champion, it’s a matter of the suitable battle.

“It doesn’t imply if one thing got here by way of, ‘Hey man, you need to do that battle?’ Positive, why not?” Johnson stated. “I nonetheless prepare every single day. My weight continues to be good…

“I don’t prepare MMA. I prepare martial arts. It’s jiu-jitsu. I haven’t hit pads in, what – (yesterday) was the second time I hit pads in a 12 months and a half. I can nonetheless transfer. I nonetheless have it. I really feel like individuals assume once you don’t prepare combined martial arts you possibly can’t do it. It may not be to the best stage, however I can get again to the best stage. So for me, I believe when the time does come and I do formally retire, then I’ll be extra open about, these are the the reason why, I set targets for myself.”