Demetrious
Johnson couldn’t overcome a significant size disadvantage
during a recent grappling session with Khamzat
Chimaev.
The former
UFC flyweight champion posted a video on Instagram of the two
fighters training together on the mats. “Mighty Mouse” began the
encounter sounding confident.
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“Did Arman [Tsarukyan] tell you I was good? Arman tell you I was
strong?” Johnson said.
“Maybe for him, yeah,” Chimaev replied.
It didn’t take long for Chimaev, the reigning UFC middleweight
champion, to lock in a brabo choke to force a tap from Johnson. The
time of the submission was 47 seconds.
Being Realistic
“You guys are like ‘man, why did he pull guard?’” Johnson said. “Do
you think I’m going to shoot a f—-ing takedown on Khamzat
Chimaev?”
Johnson will be enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame as part of
International Fight Week this July. In addition to a lengthy reign
as UFC flyweight king, “Mighty Mouse” was also a 135-pound title
holder in ONE Championship. He retired from the sport in 2024.
Chimaev is slated to make his first 185-pound title defense agianst
Sean
Strickland in the UFC 328
headliner on May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
“Borz” claimed the crown with a dominant five-round verdict against
Dricus Du
Plessis at UFC 319 last August.