Demetrious Johnson (photo via UFC)

By FCF Staff

Recently it was reported that the UFC and ONE Championship were nearing a deal, whereby, the promotions traded Demetrious Johnson for Ben Askren. More recently, ONE has announced that indeed, the UFC’s former flyweight champ has moved to the promotion.

Recently ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong tweeted out the following comments:

Please join me in welcoming the #1 pound-for-pound king, @MightyMouse, to ONE Championship! His extraordinary achievements speak for themselves, but I am most impressed by his character, his values, and his life story. #GOAT

— Chatri Sityodtong (@YODCHATRI) October 27, 2018

Thank you to @MightyMouse, @Benaskren, @ONEChampionship, @UFC, and @malkikawa for making the 1st trade in mixed martial arts history possible. #gratitude

— Chatri Sityodtong (@YODCHATRI) October 27, 2018

Johnson (27-3-1) is coming off a split decision loss to Henry Cejudo in August, which snapped Johnson’s record title defense run at 11.