ONE Championship: Adriano Moraes TKOs Demetrious Johnson in stunning upset to retain flyweight title
- Moraes becomes first man to finish ‘Mighty Mouse’ in ONE on TNT 1 main event in Singapore
- ‘This is a dream come true, I grew up watching DJ fight, he’s a legend,’ says Brazilian champ
Adriano Moraes stunned to world of mixed martial arts with a sensational second-round TKO victory against Demetrious Johnson.
Despite being the challenger, with a significant height and reach disadvantage against the lanky Brazilian, former UFC champ Johnson had staggering -900 odds heading into Thursday morning’s ONE on TNT 1 main event in Singapore.
But ONE’s flyweight king Moraes became the first man to finish “Mighty Mouse”, rocking the 34-year-old American with a left uppercut and then throwing a knee on the ground and landing some punches before the referee stepped in.
“First of all, I just wanna thank you, this is a dream come true, I’m really working hard every single day inside the gym, my teammates and coaches know that,” Moraes said in his post-fight interview with ONE’s broadcast team. “Bro, I don’t have words to describe this moment, we did it.
“I grew up watching DJ fight, he’s a legend. I knew exactly his game. He’s a grappler like me but me and my team did a perfect strategy to fight against him. I got to him with a good uppercut. I’m so excited, I don’t know what to say.”
