Morning Report: Demetrious Johnson responds to Belal Muhammad, compares self to Tom Brady: ‘You simply bought to the f*cking dance’

Demetrious Johnson caught some strays from the brand new UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad after UFC 304 in July.

Going into the promotion’s return to Manchester, England, the previous champion Leon Edwards was an honest favourite at -298 odds within the Muhammad rematch. At instances, it felt like Muhammad, the +240 underdog, was by no means going to get his long-awaited title shot irrespective of what number of fights he received in a row.

It was all the time inevitable to the Chicago native that he’d turn out to be a world champion. So, whereas the unanimous choice get-back victory over “Rocky” was no shock to him, that doesn’t imply it wasn’t for others.

Predicting the struggle throughout struggle week, fighters like former champions Kamaru Usman, Alexander Volkanovski, and Johnson doubted “Bear in mind the Identify.” These first two rapidly responded to Muhammad. Each of that are open to combating Muhammad. Sure, the previous featherweight champion will tackle anybody. Nevertheless, the record-holding 11-time flyweight title-defending “Mighty Mouse” lately stood his floor as effectively.

“He didn’t agree with my evaluation, which is okay. He stated I suck,” Johnson laughed on JAXXON PODCAST. “After I analyze a struggle, it’s similar to — might you think about Tom Brady, he’s one of many best quarterbacks of all time, a number of Tremendous Bowl rings. As you take a look at me, if I used to be to check myself to Tom Brady, I’ve 15 world title fights, profitable victories. The place he’s had, what? Six Tremendous Bowl rings? Seven?

“Clearly, the sport goes to alter over time however he’s an analyst now. So, he’s gonna give his ideas of what this quarterback ought to do. Now, if the quarterback goes, ‘Nah, I wouldn’t have carried out that.’ Then he can go, ‘Properly, I’d have carried out that.’ Then persons are gonna take a look at him like, ‘Okay, Tom Brady has six f*ckin’ Tremendous Bowl rings, you haven’t even received one but. You simply bought to the f*ckin’ dance.’ I believe persons are going to facet with — not saying Tom Brady is correct however he’s gonna have extra pull than the opposite particular person.”

Johnson, 38, is successfully semi-retired at this stage in his profession because the ONE Championship 135-pound flyweight champion. The all-time nice has famous that he isn’t formally retired simply but however has little interest in any MMA fights proper now.

This previous weekend, Johnson competed within the blackbelt ranks of the IBJJF World Masters Championships, successful his option to the finals in his first three matches earlier than struggling an armbar loss to Tomoya Yanagisawa.

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Sound & Pound.

UFC Journey: Burns vs. Brady.

Jamahal Hill’s contract-earning second.

Full fights.

Durinho struggle week.

O’Malley the Cardinal.

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Turmoil.

Shadow realm.

Make the struggle.

Offers.

Matt Schnell (16-8) vs. Cody Durden (16-6-1); UFC Vegas 97, Sept. 7

Édgar Cháirez (11-5) vs. Joshua Van (10-2); Noche UFC, Sept. 14

Bruno Silva (23-11) vs. Ismail Naurdiev (23-7); UFC 308, Oct. 26

Brandon Moreno (21-8-2) vs. Amir Albazi (17-1); UFC Edmonton, Nov. 2

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