One of the stories of 2019 was the much-talked-about “trade” between the UFC and Asian MMA promotion ONE Championship that saw a then-retired Ben Askren swap the Singapore-based promotion for the octagon, while all-conquering former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson headed east for a fresh new challenge. The Asian market’s traditional martial arts ethos certainly seemed to fit with “Mighty Mouse’s” own fighting philosophies, and he was put on a pedestal as the world’s greatest martial artist ahead of his debut at “ONE: Century, Part 1” in Tokyo. Related ONE Championship 100, Part 1 results: Angela Lee retains; Demetrious Johnson wins tourney 'ONE Championship 99: Dawn of Heroes' results: Eddie Alvarez, Demetrious Johnson book trips to finals ONE Championship 92 results, video: Demetrious Johnson taps game and gritty Yuya Wakamatsu The expectations on Johnson were high, but he delivered in style, claiming three successive victories over a trio of ONE’s top flyweight stars to capture the inaugural ONE flyweight grand prix title – and quite possibly the largest championship belt ever seen in world MMA
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