Demetrious Johnson took a few shots from Yuya Wakamatsu, but ultimately was impressive in his debut with ONE Championship.
Johnson (28-3-1) submitted Wakamatsu (10-4) in the second round of their flyweight grand prix tournament opening-round bout at “ONE Championship 92: A New Era” today. Johnson got the finish at the 2:40 mark of the second round.
Johnson was making his highly anticipated ONE Championship debut after signing with the promotion in 2018 after years in the UFC, where he was the promotion’s inaugural and longtime 125-pound champion until he lost the belt to Henry Cejudo in mid-2018.
In the video above, via ONE Championship’s Twitter account, check out Johnson’s big squeeze to get Wakamatsu to tap.
“ONE Championship 92: A New Era” took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The main card streamed on the B/R Live app following prelims on the ONE Championship app.
For more on ONE Championship 92, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
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