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Demetrious Johnson is likely one of the most achieved MMA fighters of all time. The surefire future Corridor Of Famer captured UFC gold in 2012 then defended it a report 11 instances, exhibiting dominance in each aspect of MMA. After being traded to One Championship in 2018, “Mighty Mouse” once more turned a champion, defended his belt, and retired on high.
All instructed, Johnson was knowledgeable fighter for 14 years and 30 skilled fighters, retiring with a 25-4-1 report. It was a lengthy and profitable profession by any metric, however even with successful fighters who stroll away on the proper time, there’s nonetheless concern about longterm well being with regards to fight sports activities.
Thankfully, Johnson believes himself to be in a great place. In a current look on Six Toes Beneath with Mark Calaway, Johnson revealed that he’s been monitoring his mind well being for over a decade with the Cleveland Clinic, a high medical facility sponsored partially by UFC placing analysis into the results of head trauma on skilled athletes.
In keeping with Johnson, his mind well being isn’t solely properly, but it surely’s outright higher than ever and has improved over the course of his preventing profession.
Research confirmed that Demetrious Johnson’s mind not solely wasn’t harmed by strikes throughout his lengthy profession, but it surely really began working higher.
“I used to be a part of a mind examine for fighters from 2012 up till 2023, main as much as my second battle with Adriano. The Cleveland lab… pic.twitter.com/7IG4CIcWX0
— Residence of Battle (@Home_of_Fight) September 9, 2024
“After doing the entire testing from 2012 to 2023, he seems at my mind scan and he goes, ‘Demetrious, your mind has not aged one bit in your complete total profession. You’ve gotten smarter. You enunciate higher than you probably did in 2012.’ Which is meant to occur, as you age you’re speculated to get extra knowledge, extra clever.
“He goes, ‘Your mind hasn’t modified one bit. You’re fortunate.’”
Regardless of Johnson’s dominance within the cage, he actually was harm on a number of events. Adrian Moraes turned the one man to cease “Mighty Mouse” in 2022 after touchdown an enormous uppercut and grounded knee, however males like Joseph Benavidez and John Dodson additionally floored him with punches. There’s additionally numerous rounds of sparring to contemplate, which makes it all of the extra spectacular that Johnson seems to be strolling away from the game together with his well being totally intact.
Insomnia
Lastly, a meme I can endorse with 100% of my being.
Charles Oliveira rolling Charles Oliveira in a blind rating is ideal.
Charles Oliveira blind ranks MMA fighters
1) Charles Oliveira
2) Jose Aldo
3) Alex Pereira
4) Henry Cejudo
5) Max Holloway
6) Alistair Overeem
7) Francis Ngannou
8) Cedric Doumbé
9) Khamzat Chimaev
10) Sean StricklandTikTok / @CharlesDoBronxs #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/CGCHk6R68A
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) Could 13, 2024
Stomach-to-back suplex!
At this level, Alex Pereira’s low kicks are almost as well-known as his left hook. The person genuinely is perhaps manufactured from metal!
Martial arts gone very conventional!
Darren Until loving chocolate is a really plausible little bit of trash discuss.
It’s considerably of a miracle this Welterweight veterans match up hasn’t occurred earlier than sooner or later. I just like the reserving!
Sassy Suga Present.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Straight up hit him with the Candy Chin Music.
Heel to the chin and a few nasty observe up photographs …
Reis loaded up heavy on this left hook, and it paid off!
Random Land
A truck is towed, chaos ensues.
Midnight Music: Various, 1995
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