Demetrious Johnson reveals his family will come watch him fight live for the first time

Flyweight mixed martial arts legend and reigning ONE flyweight world champion ‘Mighty Mouse’ Demetrious Johnson has been in the game for over a decade. He is widely considered one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.

With a UFC record of 11 consecutive world title defenses, however, it could come as a surprise to some that his family has never seen him fight live. That’s about to change when he steps back in the cage for his next contest.

Demetrious Johnson is set to lock horns with divisional rival ‘Mikinho’ Adriano Moraes in the main event of ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs Moraes III. It’s the epic conclusion of the storied trilogy between the two legends, as the ONE flyweight world title hangs in the balance.

In a guest appearance at FOX 13 Seattle, ‘Mighty Mouse’ talked about the upcoming fight and revealed that his family and friends will be Circleside to watch him compete.

Demetrious Johnson said:

“It’s amazing. Going over to ONE Championship and traveling over to Asia and being like a foreign athlete for the first time in my career, it was a good thing I got to do. And now, to do it back here in America on U.S. soil is absolutely amazing. My friends, my family, it’s actually the first time they have chosen to actually see me compete.”

After coming over to Asia for the past five years to compete in ONE, Demetrious Johnson makes it back to U.S. soil, and it looks like it’s going to be a memorable one for him.

ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs Moraes III on Prime Video is ONE Championship’s historic first-ever live on-ground show to be held in the United States.

The event will be hosted at the 1stBank Center in Colorado on Friday, May 5. It will also be broadcast for free to fans in the United States and Canada with an active Amazon Prime subscription.

Follow along with Sportskeeda for all the updates on ONE Fight Night 10 during the fight week leading up to the event.