Demetrious Johnson Admits It’s ‘Definitely Possible’ Next Fight Could Be His Last

The finish line could be near for one of the greatest fighters of
his generation.

During an appearance on
“The MMA Hour,” Demetrious
Johnson admitted that his trilogy bout against Adriano
Moraes at One on Prime Video 10 could be his last fight.

“It’s definitely possible,” Johnson said “Being 36, I sit down with
the wife and kids, even my close friends, my inner circle who they
don’t watch mixed martial arts, they don’t train, they all have
normal citizen jobs you could say, and sometimes I sit there and
think, how much more do I need to do? How much more do I want to
do?

“I’ve stated in a couple of interviews, I want to compete in
Brazilian jiu-jitsu in IBJJF, because my kids are doing it, too.
There comes a point where it’s like how much more do I need to
do?”

Johnson is one of the greatest flyweight fighters of all time and
one of the top pound-for-pound competitors of his generation. He’s
managed to maintain his success since leaving the UFC for One
Championship, where he has captured the promotion’s flyweight
(135-pound) belt.

As it currently stands, “Mighty Mouse” hasn’t made up his mind
regarding his next move, but retirement is definitely a
possibility.

“We’ll go out there and fight, win, lose, draw, I’m going to go on
vacation with my wife and kids, put my feet in the sand and think
do I want to continue to fight, or do I want to focus on something
else.”

And if he does decide it’s the end, it would take a special offer
to lure him into a comeback fight.

“For me, I’ve been grinding so I think if I do step away, I don’t
see myself coming back unless something just falls in my lap like
I’ve got to go back and do it,” Johnson said. “We’ll see.

“I hope [I wouldn’t come back]. Unless it’s some significant amount
of number to where it’s like — and I’ll tell everybody the number
like, ‘This is why I’m coming back, boys, I couldn’t pass it up,
here we are back again.’”

One on Prime Video 10 takes place on May 5 at the 1stBank Center in
Broomfield, Colo., and is headlined by a the title bout between
Johnson and Moraes.