UFC legend Demetrious Johnson has given his ideas on Alexandre Pantoja‘s unlucky damage at UFC 323.
Within the co-main occasion of UFC 323, Alexandre Pantoja suffered a nasty arm damage that rendered him unable to proceed. It occurred within the opening exchanges of the struggle and, on account of what occurred, Joshua Van was declared the brand new UFC flyweight champion.
All of us count on to see Alexandre Pantoja recuperate and get again to his easiest at 125 kilos. After all, there’s no assure that he’ll have the ability to reclaim the throne from Joshua Van, however we are able to hope that he will get shut sufficient to 100% that we are able to see the form of struggle that we have been all anticipating – aka a whole banger.
In a current video on his channel, Demetrious Johnson reacted to what went down with Alexandre Pantoja.
Demetrious Johnson’s view on Alexandre Pantoja’s damage
“That’s a part of the sport, guys,” Johnson stated. “To maintain entering into, and doing it again and again, time and time once more, again and again and over, it’s exhausting. It’s a sport the place something can f*cking occur.”
“I actually felt that Alex Pantoja was going to have the ability to break my 11 consecutive title defenses,” Johnson stated. “Though he was solely at 5 — he nonetheless had six or seven extra to go — however I didn’t see anyone on the rise that was going to offer him a problem. Granted, Alex Pantoja is 35 years outdated, and now that he has misplaced the belt, that clock begins throughout, child! [Smiling]”
“All I’ve received to say is, when you consider making an attempt to be constant in MMA, whether or not I used to be forward of my time, or I used to be simply that f*cking good, or everyone simply sucked, as you guys stated, exhibiting up 11 consecutive occasions, on weight, passing each single drug take a look at, and being dominant, and persevering with to get higher, throwing the Mighty Whizbar, and the flying knee, and all that stuff, it simply exhibits you ways exhausting it’s to do,” Johnson stated.
Quotes through MMA Preventing
Will they have the ability to run it again later this 12 months? We’ll have to attend and see.

















