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The ONE Championship flyweight title is on the line when reigning champ Adriano Moraes and former UFC kingpin Demetrious Johnson meet in a rematch at this weekend's ONE on Prime Video 1, but Chatri Sityodtong believes there's more at stake than just a belt.
Sityodtong, ONE Championship founder and CEO, believes the winner walks away with the right to claim status as the greatest flyweight in MMA history.
"If Adriano beats D.J. again, I do think you can consider him the flyweight GOAT on the planet, for sure," Sityodtong said at Thursday's pre-fight press conference in Singapore.
Moraes (20-3) and Johnson (23-4-1) have long been considered among the absolute best flyweights in the sport. Johnson's reign as UFC champion was more prominent for North American fans, earning the company's inaugural title in 2012 and then subsequently defending it an astounding 11 times, a mark that remains a record for UFC champions, before finally ceding it to Henry Cejudo in 2018. Johnson then left the UFC to sign with ONE Championship.
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