Demetrious Johnson has undeniably cemented a tremendous legacy, but he could’ve added one last chapter to his incredible story had he taken ONE Championship up on their offer.
The powerhouse MMA promotion pitched their former flyweight title-holder a mixed rules match-up with one of the most skilled combat sports athletes on the planet.
Demetrious Johnson was offered a ‘superfight’ with Mikey Musumeci
On September 6, at ONE 168 inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, Demetrious Johnson walked to the cage in front of his adoring fans and announced one of the greatest careers in mixed martial arts history had come to an end.
The emotional moment was enhanced by Chatri Sityodtong welcoming the legend into the promotion’s Hall of Fame.
However, while the crowd adored witnessing the fighter earn his reward for creating such a sparkling legacy, had he accepted an interesting match-up, the fans would’ve gotten one last ‘Mighty Mouse’ memory before the icon ran off into the sunset.
He recently joined Ariel Helwani on The Helwani Show to discuss being offered a clash with submission grappling superstar Mikey Musumenci.
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Johnson revealed: “They offered me to do a superfight with Mikey Musumeci, they’re like, ‘Hey, what do you think about doing a grappling match with Mikey’? We were going back and forth with the price, and we couldn’t come to terms.
“Then, they were like, ‘How about a superfight with Mikey Musumeci? We’ll do one round grappling, one round mixed martial arts. I was like, ‘Guys, I truly don’t care about fighting’.
“I just had an offer, I think it was maybe three weeks ago, for great money, phenomenal money, and I was like, ‘I just don’t care to fight, I just don’t care to fight mixed martial arts.”
Demetrious Johnson tells fascinating story about meeting his father for the first time
In a credit to his honesty, Johnson recently opened up about contacting his father for the first ever time.
A few years ago, having already achieved so much, the American decided he finally wanted to speak with his biological dad.
With this in mind, he tracked him down and made the call.
After chatting with his father and finding out everything he needed to know, Johnson decided to give him one piece of advice.
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