Demetrious Johnson never concerned himself with what the critics had to say.
Tell him flyweight fighters are too small? Whatever. He can’t control his height.
Tell him flyweight fighters can’t draw? Sure, that criticism has stuck, and surfaced again when the numbers for UFC on FOX 24 came out, but DJ’s been consistent in explaining that he’s not in this to become the biggest star in the sport.
“I’m not here to be voted UFC prom king,” Johnson reiterated after making it look easy against Wilson Reis on Saturday night.
They used to call Johnson boring, too.