Biography
America Demetrius Johnson is a star of mixed martial arts in the lowest weight. Over the years of participation in professional fights, he has established itself as a fighter with striking physical data and the ability to win, regardless of tactics imposed by opponents.Childhood and youth
Demetrius Chrysna Johnson was born on August 13, 1986 in Madisonville, Kentucky, but later, together with his mother, moved to Washington, to the city of Parkland. In the early years, the biography of the future fighter was not easy: he never knew his biological father, and stepfather turned out to be a cruel man and did not feel bad to steps.
The mother of the athlete, Karen, was deaf down. But her children are Demetrius, his older sister and younger brother - did not know about it for a long time. She did not know the language of gestures, but knew how to read the lips and reacted to noise vibrations. Just as a teenager, Johnson realized why Mom learned to always look into the eyes during a conversation.
Sports interested Star back in childhood: he played football and ran, and in the race at the school years, the young man has repeatedly achieved success. Later, the boy became interested in the struggle, which became a means of earnings. And in the money, the family needed constantly, especially after the mother athlete divorced him with his stepfather and she was diagnosed with bone cancer.
After graduating from school, Demetrius began working at 40 hours a week to work in a tree processing factory to pay college studies. However, the loads and lack of time were not made to give up training. He lived in such a chart until 2011.
Martial arts
Johnson trained under the leadership of Matt Hume, who had already managed to raise the champion in the face of Bibiano Fernandez. The first amateur fight in the MMA guy spent in 2006, and a year later fought on a professional ring - the fight against Brendon Fields ended with Demetrius's victory on the 17th second round of the 1st round.After that, the athlete won 8 fights in a row, and also won on Alaska Fighting Championships, which provided a contract with WEC. The debut fight in World Extreme Cagefighting he spent in the lightest weight, but the opponent Brad Picket turned out to be stronger, Johnson lost to the unanimous decision of the judges. Six months later, he rehabilitated, bringing the defeat of Nick Pasy.
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting was united with UFC, and within the merger all the fighters were translated into Ultimate Fighting Championship. After spending 3 of the victorious fight, the athlete came out against Dominica Cruz to fight for the title of UFC champion in the lightest weight, but this time the victory went to the enemy.
A year later, the fighter fought with Jan McCall. After 3 full rounds, a judicial decision was announced, according to which Demetrius won. However, later the UFC President Dane White announced that an error occurred and in fact a draw was a draw. After 3 months, Johnson took Revenge and still won a unambiguous victory.
Going out of the easiest weight in the smartest, the athlete went to fight with Joseph Benavidesom, who won the majority of judges. Soon, the revenge was held between them, Demetrius won the battle, becoming the first person by knocking Benavidez.
In June 2014, American was fighting with the Russian athlete Ali Bahautinov. The victory in the duel was awarded Johnson, and his opponent soon accused the use of erythropoietin and pulled off the competition for a year.
The next stars fight took place against Henry Sedeudo. After 2 minutes of 49 seconds after the start of the fight, Demetrius defeated the enemy by technical knockouts due to shocks by knees on the body.
Shortly thereafter, the champion spoke about the conflict with the head of the UFC. He stated that the organization neglected athletes from the lowest category and his promotion does not even pay a part of the attention that heavyweights.
Johnson admitted that White did not leave him a choice after he put up against the Roma Borg. But shortly before the fight, Dane demanded that Demetrius fought against the Ja Dillashow, although there was no guarantee that he would have time to drive the weight to the appointed date. When an athlete refused, the head put everything as if Johnson was simply scared of a strong opponent.
Borg supported the star and noted that he began to respect him even more. Later, they still met in the ring, where Johnson won with the help of the elbow lever. He spent the 11th defense title in the lightweight weight, which was a noticeable achievement for UFC and his personal record.
On August 5, 2018, the athlete re-met with Sedeudo. Their duel at the UFC 227 tournament was considered the second largest and tension of the fight justified the expectations of MMA fans. The battle lasted 5 rounds, during which rivals intercepted each other in the initiative.
It was difficult to identify the unequivocal leader, and the opinions of the judges were divided - one spoke in favor of Demetrius, but two others were on the side of Henry. As a result, Sedeudo became the second UFC champion in the lightweight weight. The fight himself was called the "Best Board of Evenings."
Soon the UFC and the Asian League of One Championship came to the Johnson Exchange Agreement on Ben Askren. The fighter stated that he was pleased with such a layout. Characteristic of American athletes mutual accusations and provocations were very disappointed. In Asian countries, according to the star, mutual respect - the basis of communication with people, and the duel is just a way to experience their strength. In addition, he no longer needed to risk health and drive weight up to 56 kg, as in UFC, because in One FC the lowest category is 61 kg.
In the Singapore promotion, celebrities immediately managed to express himself. He spent 3 victorious contractions and was going to fight for the title of champion with Adriano Moras, but the battle had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal life
The personal life of the fighter has developed successfully. On May 11, 2012, he married Destini Bartese, which he knew since the time of the senior school - they met during part-time jobs in the RED Lobster network restaurant.
According to celebrities, the wife is the best in his life, the only person who always believed in him and supported everything. This mutual understanding is well illustrated by the fact that the girl agreed to wait with a honeymoon until the spouse finishes the training cycle to prepare for battle.
A couple of three children: the sons of Tyrin and Maverick, as well as the daughter tanit. The attachment of the fighter towards the family shows an account in "Instagram", where Johnson publishes many photos with his wife and heirs.
Demetrius Johnson now
In April 2021, the long-awaited fight of an American against Brazilian Moores took place. Prior to the start of the fight, the forecasts of experts were in favor of Demetrius, but already in the 1st round it became clear that he was inferior to the opponent. The star managed to hold out 2 minutes 24 seconds, after which Adriano knocked out his knee impact. This reception is considered prohibited in UFC, but ONE FC is allowed.After the battle, Johnson told the fans that he feels good and considers the result fair. Now he continues to train to improve statistics in the future.
Awards and titles
- UFC champion in the lightweight weight
- Eleven Successful Title Protection
- The longest series of victories in the lowest weight
- Prize "The Best Fight of the Evenness"
- Award "Evening Speech"
- Award "Picking Taking Evening"
- Award "Best Knockout of the Evenings"
- Winner of the longest series of successful title protection