Demetrious Johnson Authors Payback Win Vs Adriano Moraes At ONE On Prime Video 1

Four years ago, Demetrious Johnson came to the ONE Championship with one goal in mind—to win promotion to the coveted flyweight title.

Regarded by most fans and pundits as the greatest MMA fighter of all time, Johnson has a chance to combine the aforementioned ingenious hardware with the famed UFC fly when he challenges longtime division head coach Adriano Moras in April. The grand belt is in his trophy room for 2021.

However, Moraes flipped the script and shocked the world with an upset victory over Johnson.

In the ONE rematch on Prime Video 1 on Friday, August 26 (Saturday, August 26, Singapore), “Mighty Mouse” made sure he’d be back in the US with a gilded belt this time around. Get revenge on the man who beat him for the first time in his illustrious career.

The paid live crowd inside the 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium was speechless as the 36-year-old Madisonville, Kentucky native knocked Moras out in the fourth round of the second cage to let time pass Backtracking, returning to his retro form.

Johnson, who led the dance in the opening minutes of a scheduled five-round match, began to swap feet and offset Moras’ lankyness with a couple of low kicks.

Moraes, however, managed to bring Johnson to his natural habitat as he got a momentum-shifting hit midway through the first round and maintained solid top control to keep the American from running away and getting back on his feet. .

“Mighty Rat” came to the escape door with all his might, including a short, crisp elbow that opened a bloody wound above Morath’s right eye.

Unfortunately for Johnson, the creepy wound didn’t appear to be a factor, as Moraes maintained his dominance on the ground until the bell rang.

Although “DJ” came out of his corner in the second, intent on turning things around with a hard slam, Moraes was able to offset his progress and would spend most of Johnson’s ground game.

Johnson injured the Brazilian champion for the first time in his two-round series with Moraes, as the former UFC flyweight title winner traded a stand-up for much of the third quarter and led by pounding. The eye-catching combination gets a better exchange.

It was in the fourth round and Johnson made a decisive mark on the world championship tilt as he stunned Moraes with a stinging left jab.

Johnson jumped from the air with a flying knee to the Brazilian’s chin as Moraes unbalanced uncontrollably and his back touched the cage fence.

Johnson left after Moraes collapsed on the canvas involuntarily, prompting referee Olivier Coster to call a stoppage at 3:50 of the fourth round.

With a stellar performance against Moraes, Johnson climbed to a 24-4 career record and clinched his sixth career win by knockout.

Now that the rivalry is 1-1, a rubber match between the two could be the next task in breaking the deadlock.

Moraes, on the other hand, ended his impressive three-game winning streak in a heartbreaking setback at the hands of Johnson and went down 20-4.

In Prime Video 1’s other bout at ONE, Nong-O Gaiyanghadao successfully defended his bantamweight Muay Thai title by cutting off British challenger Liam Harrison’s leg for a quick first-round knockout.

Panpayak Jitmuangnon filled the spot for pound-for-pound king Rodtang Jitmuangnon in short order, overcoming insurmountable odds to knock out Savvas Michael in the second round to secure a final at the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix Finals gain a place in it.

Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida hooked Kirill Grishenko with a sprained heel in the first round, and he was one step closer to Arjan Bhullar’s possible shot for the ONE Heavyweight Championship.

Amir Aliakbari defeated former heavyweight title challenger Mauro Cerilli by a second-round technical knockout, ultimately preventing his two losses at the ONE Championship.

Superlek Kiatmoo9 quickly defeated Walter Goncalves in a first-round knockout to earn their first ticket to the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix Finals.

In a 58kg heavyweight bout, Diandra Martin won by unanimous decision at Amber Kitchen.

Meanwhile, Goki Hirata returned to victory with a unanimous decision victory over Lin Heqin in a 54kg heavyweight bout.

ONE’s kickoff bout on Prime Video 1 set the tone for an action-packed card as former middleweight champion Zebaztian Kadestam took just 57 seconds to knock out their 86kg heavyweight clash with one punch defeated Iuri Lapicus.