One Championship: Demetrious Johnson dominates Danny Kingad in flyweight grand prix final

Demetrious Johnson dominated Danny Kingad in the final of the flyweight grand prix at One: Century Part 1 on Sunday morning in Tokyo.

“Mighty Mouse” beat “The King” by unanimous decision, earning himself a flyweight title shot against Brazilian champion Adriano Moraes.

The former UFC champion’s victory capped off a hectic 2019 that has seen him fight three times, cruising through the tournament following his high-profile switch to the Asian MMA organisation.

“Danny Kingad was tough, I knew his grappling was strong, I had to try to finish him,” Johnson said in the circle after the fight.”

The American nearly finished the Filipino in the first-round with a late kimura lock that looked tight, but Kingad was eventually able to get his arm free.