Check out the inspiring story of Demetrious Johnson’s martial arts journey

ONE flyweight world champion and future MMA Hall of Famer Demetrious Johnson is the epitome of the line 'adversity breeds greatness'. His life story is worthy of an Oscar-winning script and if it doesn't inspire you to be great, nothing will.

After nearly 15 years of fighting, numerous championships and incredible accomplishments, 'Mighty Mouse' is having his first-ever trilogy bout at ONE Fight Night 10. Ahead of his clash with rival Adriano Moraes, Johnson was featured in an Instagram post by ONE Championship. The post chronicled the ups and downs of his life.

"Demetrious Johnson is no stranger to adversity 💪 Can the mixed martial arts GOAT retain the ONE Flyweight World Title in his trilogy match with Adriano Moraes on May 5 at ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video? 🏆 @mighty"

Now we know where Demetrious Johnson got his toughness from. He was raised by one of the toughest, most resilient single mothers ever. The ONE flyweight king has revealed in the past that he didn't know his mother was deaf until he was a teenager. This meant that Karen Johnson, in a marvelous effort to make her children's lives as normal as possible, learned how to lip-read so they wouldn't need to learn how to sign.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is the kind of courage, determination and resilience that love can bring out of a human being. Johnson went on to become one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters in history because he was raised by one of the greatest mothers one could ever have.

Karen Johnson deserves a world title belt of her own.

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Demetrious Johnson looking to close the rivalry with Adriano Moraes at ONE Fight Night 10

ONE flyweight world champion and arguably the GOAT of MMA, Demetrious Johnson, is coming into the first rubber match of his legendary career at ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video. 'Mighty Mouse' will lock horns with his most recent rival, former ONE flyweight world champion Adriano Moraes, in the main event of ONE's inaugural US show.

This bout is undoubtedly the most anticipated trilogy fight in the flyweight division's history. Demetrious Johnson is one of the pound-for-pound all-time greats. Having him try and settle the score with the first and only man to ever send him to the shadow realm will definitely have the entire MMA world watching.

You couldn't write a better story than this series-defining, tie-breaking bout. Both fighters have knockout wins over the other. The most poetic thing about it is that both knocked each other out in almost identical fashion. May 5 will be a date that will be etched in MMA history.

ONE Fight Night 10, which airs live from the 1stBank Center in Colorado, is available live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.