The case for Demetrious Johnson as the GOAT… 

-12 title victories in the Ufc (Most in history) -ONE Championship Gran Prix champion -Current ONE Flyweight Champion (135 pounds) -Dominated his division for nearly 6 years. -Two weight class world champion across two major global promotions I don't think people give Mighty Mouse the credit he deserves in favor of his contemporaries, GSP and Jon Jones. Truth of the matter is that he has performed (and excelled) at the highest of levels time and time again. With no blemishes or controversies, he should be in everyone's top 3, hands down.

DJ is the real life version of what we all thought Bruce Lee was before the MMA became mainstream.

This dude has never had reach or height over 99% of his opponents and manages to outmaneuver them..... that's greatness

Imagine you have 16 title defense then the ufc replaced you with ben askren 🤦‍♂️

A lot of casual fans forget about DJ. He's on the top of my list. He did and is doing things that we've never seen. The title defenses, the gas tank, leaving UFC and winning another world championship. He's the Greatest Ever

Absolutely he’s in the conversation, his body of work in UFC was enough for that, since leaving UFC he’s won a belt at 135, officially making him a 2 belt world champion, he then went on to beat one of the greatest strikers in Rodtang. A generational talent. It was a mixed rules fight, round one was striking. Most people don’t make it out of the first round with Rodtang. Life long, Muay Thai fighters contending for belts get stopped. He is easily top 5. Pound for pound skillset and athleticism, he is the GOAT

I'm not sure we will ever see a more skilled MMA practitioner than DJ. DJ is the pinnacle of peak MMA ability.

GSP did say on a Joe Roegan podcast that if he had to say one and only one, it would be DJ.

DJ is the best we have seen in our lifetimes. He has proven it time and time again. Idc what anyone says, ONE has stronger fighters because they cover everywhere that isn't the U.S. look at time and time again where UFC fighters come to ONE and get totally washed. DJ made the jump, started from the bottom of the division rather than the top where he belonged, he even took on Rodtang in that super fight where the whole first round was Muay Thai rules and still won that shit. The man is almost 40 and has never been so on top of his game. DJ is the best, and he will continue to be the best.

DJ is truly always underrated and never given the credit he truly deserves. I remember watching his 1st fight against cejudo. He is 1000% a GOAT level fighter

When starting a GOAT discussion, you MUST first consider GSP, Bones, Mighty Mouse, and Anderson. You might wind up with a different name at the end, but those guys MUST be considered. Also, Demetrious did the suplex/arm-bar, as Chael pointed out.

I've been arguing this for years. He is the GOAT. It isn't even a debate for me. When you look at his CONSISTENCY for the past almost 15 years and the absolute insane top tier names he has put down and done it in highlight reel fashion it's just a no brainer. The list of guys he has beaten and number of title defenses is staggering. He is the unfortunate recipient of happening to be a smaller guy, which unfairly carries the stigma of not being as valued as much as the heavier guys. That is why people don't give him his dues as much as they should, and it's sad.

I think another thing that needs to be considered is not just the number of title defenses but how those defenses were won. GSP was amazing, but he had something like 7 title defenses in a row that he won by decision. He dominated in those fights, but he stopped even attempting to finish fights literally years before he retired. Demetrius doesn't have as clean a record, but he finishes or attempts to finish all of his opponents. That should carry some weight in the conversation.

Chael Sonnen is the Goat… don’t let him fool you

The fact that he practiced and landed a mid air arm bar is what puts him at #1 for me

Chael was polite enough to lose and give DJ a shot. Real King shit right there.

Mighty Mouse is an encyclopedia of unarmed combat. He is one of my all time favorites.

I would say that Mighty Mouse is by far one of the most underrated goats. I feel like everyone says that tho which means he realistically is one of the goats in the eyes of the public, but still I feel like he deserves more recognition than he gets.

DJ was one of the few guys who became champ & kept getting better. Like most guys become champ & have way less finishes cause you only fighting top guys. DJ became champ & started finishing everybody. Even his rematches he’d struggled first fight & destroyed them rematches. Just kept growing. Only rematch he didn’t was obviously Henry which was close then Henry followed up by knocking out TJ & Dom a division above.

The sequence he got the finish with in the Moraes rematch was beautiful.

Lord Chael is so humble. We all know he’s the GOAT, but he goes out of way to shine the light on others. Be like Chael!

DJ is the GOAT and will be the GOAT.

Chael "p4p isn't a real thing" Also Chael "I take the p4p conversation extremely seriously "

Dj is fighting much bigger guys right now and he can still knock them out that's impressive.

Respect to Trinidad. Thanks for mentioning him, Uncle Chael

God bless Mighty! UFC better put respect in his name & put that Goat in the Hall of Fame!! ASAP!!

I honestly don’t know how the UFC can market Sterling as the best bantamweight in the world, or anyone on the UFC’s Bantamweight roster for that matter, when Djs fighting at 135 over at ONE.. *And* was Champ for 5 years straight before going to ONE- Then got a decent 3-1 record there before becoming Champ again haha

"Trinidad whipped his ass in his prime" Isn't that the fight where De La Hoya clearly beat him for 8 rounds, and then spent the next 4 refusinf to engage, and just running from him. The judges were so disgusted, they gave the fight to Trinidad. That is not whipping his ass lol.

People will doubt DJ now because he’s at ONE yet they have arguably a more stacked Low Weight Roster.

When do they fight

The splitting hairs between Bones, GSP, DJ, two of those did it without defeating themselves like Jon did. Between DJ and GSP, DJ striking is just flat out another level than GSP. His movement. His chain finishes, from feet to ground. Ultimately both imo are some of the Goats.

I agree , the suspence is crazy

It’s not even debatable. He did all the without cheating and staying true to himself.

Good pull with the Trinidad reference. Forgot all about him but remember watching many of his fights.

Ahh DJ, forever my GOAT. 😌

Chael s the GOAT.

With that kind of armbar midway in air, u have to put him among top 5 GOATS

I mean you, THE Chael Sonnen, never so much as lost a round, let alone a match. So my GOAT, numerically speaking, is probably you.

That flying arm bar still has me scratching my head

I think one of the main reasons that he's commonly left out of the conversation is because of the lack of depth at 125. And a peripheral reason is because DJ was never a draw, even though that shouldn't matter if you're assessing performance. He was defending his title on fight night cards because no one watched his fights.

No fighter has entertained more fans inside & out of the octagon than our beloved UNCLE CHAEL P. SONNEN

Chael how do you know about a centerfold???

I feel like in a few weeks or months we will need to have this discussion for Cejudo as well.

I swear chael jim cornette and brian last ..i could listen to for hours..the passion and knowledge alone..my god

Chael, wrong on the Trinidad De La Hoya fight. Foreman was a commentator and was saying in the first 3/4 of the fight that Trinidad looked like a sparring partner because De La Hoya was piecing him up. He was robbed in that fight. Watch the fight again it’s been a minute.

DJ simply is the goat, I am unsure how anyone could really deny that. The closest 2nd is Jon Jones but he has had popped for PED's removing him from the conversation imo.

No heavyweight in the UFC has had a longer winning streak after becoming champion than three. Compare that to Fedor, who beat six (!) UFC heavyweight champions and who after winning the PRIDE championship continued on to win his next 18 fights. I can't imagine we will ever see that again. Maybe someone knows who the next best fighter is at beating UFC heavyweight champions. It just gets harder the bigger they are in heavier classes to stay on top for a long period of time compared to the lighter weight classes. After Fedor the PRIDE championship he didn't lose for over seven years while facing not just MMA/UFC champions but among others also World Youth sambo Champion Arlowski, olympian wrestler Coleman, bronze medalist in World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (black belt) Nogueira and K-1 World Grand Prix kickboxing champion Cro cop.

Chael finally settled this debate for me .

'Whipped his ass' 😂

Chael is selling us Monster energy drinks and the "Idol" from Raiders of The Lost Ark!

Dana really “screwed the pooch” when he traded DJ

Now you also have to mention him when speaking of buakaw senchai and rodtang also. Now that is a feat.

1. Felix Trinidad is considered one of the greatest boxers of any generation. 2. It is widely known and accepted in the boxing community (and anyone who watched the fight) that Trinidad did not whoop DLH's ass and was gifted the decision, despite DLH cruising the final rounds. 3. DLH is more talked about because he was the first 6-division champion and former gold medalist, who accomplished it without catch weights and draining (unlike a later 8-division champion did).

No worries, we've seen this time and time again... when DJ retires is when he gets his full rose bed.I dont even see how you can argue his GOAT-dom when the man has competed in the top of the top for so long, no breaks, no controversies, multiple weight classes. Dana proved why he doesn't gets that acknowledgement... he's a smaller class.

If DJ v. TJ would have happened, and DJ won. I cannot see how he wouldn’t be discussed as the greatest of all time. But we got robbed.

Thoughts on Jason Goldstriker vs Hassan Piker? Sam is unstoppable.

Dj is the Goat he done did that along time ago in the ufc. Hes just now doing side missions for fun 🤷🏾‍♂️ fighting people who 135 but whose knows on fight night. He real life David beating up Golaiths

DJ is the GOAT why no pico grams , all around smart fighter, CHAMPION is SEVERAL Fight Companies UFC ONE etc, and great to listen to his articulation of the MMA sport, oh HE WAS CHEATED on triple poopy C DJ WON!!!!

Dj is THE 🐐 idc. I stand on it. With 100 reasons why. If jon Jones and dj were the same size, dj takes it

Only fighters can appreciate DJ. He is the most skilled, however, little guys always finish last in the discussion. Henry is also overlooked because of size. A 6'4"" DJ is a problem and could beat Jones. GSP is not at DJ's level in terms of skill. Pound for pound should start in light heavy because they can beat the classes below and above. There is no way DJ or GSP is beating Jones even after a month of partying. Unless the fix is in, no way DJ should lose,

GOAT ! GOAT ! GOAT !

The goat discussion imo comes down to JJ, GSP, and DJ as top 3. Just depends on what you value most.

Trinidad is still worshipped in his homeland of Puerto Rico. Living Legend

Pound for Pound goat at this moment.

Yup!

I'm 35 me an my brother use to try mad shit after seeing a movie flying kicks an all 😂😂😂

4:59 of the fifth round, consecutive title defenses, fought a pre-injury Cruz to decision, it's quite the resume. You have to give the man his respect... unless your name is Dana 😉

DJ had the perfect mind for unarmed combat, and didn't even realize it until he was crowned champion of the world

Felix "Tito" Trinidad. Vicious, deadly left hook.

UFC needs to bring back DJ and right the wrong they did to the living legend.

Might is the goat in general!!! The worlds best mma fighter argument as well

Finally, always said he’s either the goat or tied for GOAT. Cant STAND how everyone puts GSP above him 🤦🏼

They say the smaller they get the better they get. Dj dominated the small guys. The one true goat

DJ is the GOAT!!!

Thumbnail looks like Chael is firing a Final Flash

MM so damn good

He is the goat

DJ is the GOAT

DJ is my G.O.A.T.

The UFC is such a brand that if it's not happening there it ain't happening. GOATS will only be those fighting out of the UFC.

would it be more appropriate to have not one goat, but one goat for each fight style? I find it difficult to limit it to 1

Badass

Unfortunately, an active champion can deplete his entire division's contenders. Then fans start criticizing the quality of the flyweights. They say things like, "He should get a title in another weight class." Might Mouse is probably my choice for greatest. I just wish he got paid more. It is a joke how little he got paid during his reign.

Chael "IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS" Sonnen

Lol he’s definately the goat. One in a billion warrior

How much juice? Chael: yes

The case for DJ is good but Jon Jones is still the GOAT for me. DJ is def top 5 tho.

DJ has the second best resume in ufc history

4:44 Chael could’ve said “I think he came up with it on his own” but Chael is always putting things so eloquently lmao

Shout out to Black Belt Magazine!

I havnt watched the video yet it’s loading but I can just say from the tag how do you call him a goat when you got triple ccc there.

Mighty Mouse G.O.A.T 💯

If d.j moves up and wins a belt he is the goat

There’s only one goat and he goes by the name of Chael P Sonnen.

DJ is the goat. no peds prove me wrong.

Goat

as a short dude hes definitely the goat in my biased opinion lol

Just beat somebody ass in ufc 4 playing as lord Chael Sonnen praise god

Damn Jesse making me pour out some of my 40 por el chiquilin Cejudo.

There is a difference between greatest and best