Ex-UFC champion Demetrious Johnson throws out Dragon Ball Z references while sparring Henry Cejudo, claims he wants to be ‘Vegeta’

Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo have developed quite the friendship in recent years. The former rivals have shared their knowledge with each other while also providing their analysis on some of the big fights taking place in the UFC.

Cejudo uploaded a video to his YouTube channel of the two sparring, which saw Johnson dropping anime references while working on transitions on the ground. 'Mighty Mouse' referenced Dragon Ball Z and asked 'Triple C' if he's seen the popular anime:

"Have you ever watched Dragon Ball Z before?... You should watch it."

'Mighty Mouse' then brought up a scenario that would apply to their sparring session. He mentioned which characters they would be and which is his favorite, saying:

"We're like sayans. You could be Goku, I'll be Vegeta. He's my favorite."

Both fighters' careers will forever be linked with one another as they fought twice in the UFC. Johnson won their first bout via first-round TKO in 2016 and 'Triple C' won the rematch via split decision in 2018 to end 'Mighty Mouse's' historic flyweight title reign.

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Henry Cejudo believes Rafael Fiziev's striking could be a problem for the lightweight division

Henry Cejudo has taken notice of Rafael Fiziev and believes that the lightweight contender could be a problem for the 155-pound division.

In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, 'Triple C' analyzed Fiziev's striking and mentioned that he does an excellent job covering distance to land powerful strikes:

"If you have the ability to stop 'RDA' or [Renato] Moicano in the fashion that he did, it just lets you guys know that at 155lbs, this guy right now in my eyes, nobody has striking, nobody has those twitches, nobody really understands the striking game like this man right here." [10:03 - 10:22]

'Ataman' has quickly ascended the UFC lightweight rankings and will have a great opportunity to get his name in the mix for a potential title shot when he fights former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 286.

Catch Henry Cejudo's breakdown of Rafael Fiziev's striking below: