MANILA, Philippines – American Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson jumped from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to ONE Championship with a goal of winning it all. “Demetrious Johnson (30-3) will challenge ONE flyweight world champion Adriano Moraes (18-3) for the world title on April 11 in China,” said ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong on his official Twitter account @yodchatri recently. Moraes, for his part, will make his first title defense since reclaiming the crown from the Philippines’ Geje Eustaquio last year. Interestingly, while Johnson was busy carving his way to a title shot, Moraes has waited for his challenger as the title duel will be also be his first fight in 15 months. Moraes will have his hands full against Johnson, who was the inaugural and former UFC flyweight champion and current owner of the UFC record for most consecutive title defenses with 11.

Source: Philippine Star January 15, 2020 06:22 UTC