Former UFC and ONE champion Demetrious Johnson was submitted on the 2025 IBJJF World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Las Vegas on Friday.
Takuto Kako, a multiple-time BIJJF champion in Asia, was capable of redeem himself after a loss to “May Mouse” Johnson on the similar occasion final yr.
“It’s nonetheless good,” Johnson stated after their assembly final yr in consoling Kako. “There’s subsequent yr. That is for enjoyable. Your life’s not going to vary. You’re going to go residence, carry on coaching, have a fantastic spouse, children, return to work. That is for enjoyable. There’s extra to life than profitable, I promise.”
デメトリアス・ジョンソンさん。UFCとONEの偉大な元世界チャンピオン。
悔しいけど…やっぱ良い人でした。僕の試合が全部終わった後、あちらから追っかけてきて話しかけてくれました。良い人なのが腹立つけど、、人間の器の大きさが違い過ぎました…!
昨年のことは水に流して(?)リスペクトです。 pic.twitter.com/bczIoxD4Pd
— Takuto Kako:加古拓渡 (@takutokako) August 29, 2025
Quick ahead to 2025 and Johnson would advance to the second-round of the 2025 competitors after his first-round opponent, Pedro Eduardo, didn’t present up.
Within the his solely bout of the night time, Johnson was submitted by Kako with lower than a minute left.
Knee bar from 50/50.
50/50スイープを耐えるため向きを変え、かつ走って逃げようと膝が伸びた瞬間を狙って抱えのニーバー。一瞬だったけど、ガッチリ極まって、ちょっと鳴りました。 pic.twitter.com/y2RVf6Ytuy
— Takuto Kako:加古拓渡 (@takutokako) August 29, 2025