#2 Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is a very special person and martial artist. That is perhaps, the understatement of the century.
After being uncared for completely, despite being the most dominant champ in the UFC today, Demetrious Johnson's achievements speak for themselves.
Johnson has been called a mini Georges St-Pierre, a comparison that I feel is unfair to GSP and his accomplishments. But it is not one that surprises anyone. Having the longest title reign since Anderson Silva with nine title defences to his name and being the number one pound for pound fighter in the world, in many ways, Johnson has surpassed GSP in his accomplishments.
He has been criticised for not having enough competition in his division to challenge anyone of his aptitude. Thus, undermining the value of his title reign. An accusation that is short-sighted in its composition and misconstrued in its demeanour.
The men's flyweight division was always considered a deep shark tank but not so much after Demetrious Johnson virtually wiped it out.
Defeating the number 1st, 2nd and 3rd contenders many times over and out-classing the rest, it is only to be expected that people would find faults in the division itself rather than being in awe of the Champion who made such a situation a reality in the first place.
Joe Rogan, Robin Black, Frank Mir and Dan Hardy all call Johnson a textbook MMA fighter, albeit not in a way as to call him ordinary by any means, but to emphasise how his execution of practically any and every technique that he displays blends so seamlessly into his overall game.
Because of wiping out his division, Johnson is now on the verge of a move back to Bantamweight. A move that could result in extremely entertaining fights including a rematch with former foe Dominick Cruz.
Either way, Demetrious Johnson will always put up highly entertaining and sophisticated fights for the fans as he has only touched his prime.
