Adriano Moraes did what no one in the UFC was ever able to do: finish Demetrious Johnson.
Moraes retained his One Championship flyweight belt in emphatic fashion, knocking out Johnson in the One on TNT 1 headliner at Singapore Indoor Stadium in front of a national television audience on Wednesday night. The end came 2:24 into Round 2, as “Mighty Mouse” was finished for the first time in 35 professional bouts.
“It’s part of the game,” said Johnson, who has long been regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound talents in the sport.