Filed under: Featured , News , UFC If victorious on Saturday at UFC 216, Demetrious Johnson will have sole possession of the UFC title-defense record with 11. He’ll also have his eye on which opponents could bring him his 12th and 13th title defenses. In UFC 216’s pay-per-view co-headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, flyweight champ Johnson (26-2-1 MMA, 14-1-1 UFC) looks for the record when he meets Ray Borg (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC). The bout, which was rescheduled after Borg fell ill during his UFC 215 weigh cut, could allow Johnson to move past Anderson Silva and set a new record for perhaps MMA’s most prestigious record. Related UFC 216 preview: A closer look at Demetrious Johnson's career statistics “It would mean the world (to get the title defense record),” Johnson said during a media luncheon on Monday (watch it above). “Obviously there hasn’t been another champion out there to have this many consecutive title defenses year after year
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If successful at UFC 216, UFC champ Demetrious Johnson explains who’s next – MMA Junkie