Gallery Photos: Best of Demetrious Johnson view 20 images ONE Championship founder and CEO Chatri Sityodtong once said his promotion wouldn’t try to sign Conor McGregor, the biggest draw in MMA, if he was a free agent. The reason? “We don’t want somebody to swear at people,” Sityodtong told CNN , “throw water bottles, disrespect people, call out people’s wives and children, and – in my opinion – other distasteful stuff that is not representative of true martial arts.” Those comments were made in April, shortly after McGregor’s infamous attack on a fighter bus at UFC 223 that resulted in his arrest. Related Trading Shots: What does Johnson-Askren 'trade' say about UFC and ONE Championship's priorities? Fast forward six months, and Sityodtong now has one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world on his roster, essentially the anti-McGregor in Demetrious Johnson . The former UFC flyweight champion officially joined ONE Championship over the weekend after a historic “trade” proceeded that involved Ben Askren being released by ONE Championship to sign with the UFC and vice versa for Johnson to head over to ONE Championship
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