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Demetrious Johnson rates first year with ONE ‘a 10’ ahead of Grand Prix final

Moving to ONE Championship has led to significant changes for Demetrious Johnson.

Travel to places like the Philippines and Japan has put a few more frequent flyer miles on his card. Fans have to get up a lot earlier (or stay up a lot later) to catch his fights live. And though the competition is stiff, the name recognition of his opponents isn’t what it was during his eight-year run under the Zuffa banner.

One thing hasn’t changed: Johnson keeps winning.

Yes, his time in the UFC ended in a narrow split decision loss to Henry Cejudo, but that was the lone blemish for “Mighty Mouse” as he otherwise ran roughshod over the promotion’s flyweight division (including a TKO win over Cejudo in their first meeting), recording 11 consecutive successful world title defenses and marking himself as arguably the pound-for-pound greatest fighter on the planet.