UFC champion Joshua Van claims he’s never watched Demetrious Johnson’s fights

UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van has claimed that he’s never properly watched Demetrious Johnson’s fights.

As we know, Joshua Van is the current king of the UFC’s flyweight division. He won the belt as a result of an injury suffered by Alexandre Pantoja in their title fight and as a result, he will forever go down in history as one of the youngest world champions the promotion has ever seen. In his next outing, he will be defending the belt against Tatsuro Taira.

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While many felt as if Manel Kape would be the one to get the call, Taira is the one who will step up and try to take down the surging Van. He seems to have many years left at the elite level of the sport based on what he’s produced thus far, but of course, we can’t know that for sure until he gets back in there.

Someone who has a lot of experience and success under his belt is former UFC and ONE Championship legend Demetrious Johnson. In a recent interview, Van made an interesting comment regarding what he knows about DJ’s past work.

Van reflects on Johnson’s legacy

“I swear to God I didn’t know he was in the UFC,” Van said of Johnson on the JAXXON Podcast. “I saw him fight in ONE Championship, and I remember his highlight was everywhere when he knocked out (Adriano Moraes) with the flying knee. I guess it was like his revenge or something because the guy knocked him out. That video, I see a lot. Now I know him, but I’ve never watched his fights.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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