MMA H.E.A.T. went to the Craft restaurant in Century City, where they caught up with reigning UFC Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson five days before his UFC 197 title defense against Henry Cejudo. In this clip, DJ talks about the upcoming title fight between Middleweight Champ Luke Rockhold and former Champ Chris Weidman. “Mighty Mouse” explains why he believes Rockhold is on another level athletically and he shares his thoughts on their UFC 199 rematch. For more with the Champ, check out http://www.tinyurl.com/DJUFC197
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who is this toddler talking
Chris can win by touching Luke's chin forget about wrestling.
I'm confused was he saying Russell Wilson isn't that great of an athlete? He's arguably more athletic than Cam hes just 30 lbs lighter.If Russell Wilson decided he was going to be a fighter when he was in highschool he'd be a world Champ, hes a different level of athlete that D. Johnson will never understand.
Rockhold isn't even a good athlete..
Rockhold isn't even a good athlete..
What's wrong with his head?
What's wrong with his head?
he was talking about faber regarding winning a title vs being successful and well off enough to live a comfortable life (in the beginning)
he was talking about faber regarding winning a title vs being successful and well off enough to live a comfortable life (in the beginning)
Russel Wilson fucking sucks
luck being able to surf and knee board doesn't have anything to do with the fight lmao
+J. Hugg the point went right over someone's head
No that's what he was saying and I'm just saying don't spend your life patrolling a comment section
I was passing through and it bothered me how stupid one can be…
I like Weidman and hope he wins the rematch but maaaaan he looked flat in their first fight
I like Weidman and hope he wins the rematch but maaaaan he looked flat in their first fight
Eloquent.
Eloquent.
fight and competition psychology is so interesting
fight and competition psychology is so interesting
fight and competition psychology is so interesting
Anderson Silva on PED's > Weidman and Rockhold
Anderson Silva on PED's > Weidman and Rockhold
Anderson Silva on PED's > Weidman and Rockhold
watch with CC on lmao
watch with CC on lmao
watch with CC on lmao
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Nah.
Nah.
Nah.
i mean I love Chris, but I clearly knew before the fight Rockhold would win. He is a built so perfect for fighting and is so athletic and has a fighter IQ, and can learn kicks and become an expert by himself. Hes just a badass, like Jon Jones.
SorryDJ.I had this fight as possibly being one of the best ever and you caused me to delete that shit by destroying Cejudo. Now go to work on that sprinter Cruz.
You need to fix that fence, Johnson! Fuck the interviews
+MakoSFC lol
DJ is talking about talent. The thing with great talent is that it rarely comes in combination with consistent hard work. Demetrius Johnson is unique in that sense. Compared to guys like Luke Rockhold or Jon Jones he never gets too full of himself.
He is mentally strong as fuck.
When I see Chris Weidman I see the guy that knows he does not have all the talent in the world but is prepared to work really hard and push himself instead.
So my prediction for the Rockhold vs Weidman II is that Rockhold needs to finish Weidman early. Otherwise Weidman will brake Rockhold with better cardio, chin and heart. Rockhold is not used to work as hard as Weidman. He is not prepared to sacrifice everything. If he gets tagged he will give up a lot faster than Weidman did in their last fight.
Well said
Im thinkin Rockhold developed an attitude like alot of surfers do, jockying for good waves in Santa Cruz where theres tons of kooks from the Valley getting in the way and wanting to fight. It gets Nasty there. He also has this thing where he inherited good looks. Dude could pop up on the cover of GQ any minute. He could have caught some flakk for that too. Aside from that, I doubt he really needs the WWE and videogame fans that post shit on here to like him. Unlike most of those, he's got his shit together.
DJ deserves more.
DJ has a great personality, and great energy, would be a cool guy to hang around with.
+Lethal Larry DJ is extremely mentally strong. That guy has dominated his division but never been scared of fighting opponents that are bigger and stronger. He does not even mind that Jon Jones claims to be the best p4p when it is obvious no one is near DJ at the moment.
Dead on
He's right.
Thank you for this Johnson.
"Luke Rockhold, my Anderson Silva" – Kenny Florian
Nate the vegan Diaz choked the life out of inferior meat eater "Conor on steak"
+GodBlessNYC Nate is way better though. Luke is better than Chris Weidman too. the athleticism is the icing on the cake. and since Chris relies on it heavily as a wrestler, it makes the fight that much harder.
I want to see him play hockey.
From a guy who said Paige will dominate the division and the one to beat Joanna? I'd have to agree. Chris Weidman is Luke Rockhold's bitch.
basketball? isnt this fucker like 4"2 ahahahh
+the unde taker Yeah no dunking for DJ, dosent mean he can't play basketball well lol
+the unde taker Its 3'2 …get it right.
Although anything can happen in MMA; I think we all know Luke will win again
+M1R2S yup
Sexy ass little midget.
A T T E N T I O N
H O M O. A L E R T
chris weidman is a dumfuck..
+Hohum In comparison to Rockhold? Nah.
While agree with that along with many other reasons that make me think Luke will beat Chris again and also picked him to win the first fight. Lets not forget that DJ also thought PVZ would be the one to beat JJ! Then should lost to Rose. Not all fighters are good analysts. Carla is a much better version of PVZ and we saw what JJ did with her so I don't know what DJ thought PVS had for JJ. Just sayin… there are bad picks and then there are WTF was he thinking picks.
+Hoorah778 but he said later on the future, not at her current form
+jmacena11 Did he? Also, did he say this after she lost? I saw him retract after she lost to Rose saying "I was wrong" or something along those lines. I remember Rogan looking at him like he was crazy when DJ was saying this. Perhaps, he never saw the Carla fight.
i agree brother , Luke is the best
+TheVeradario1 The best? Not even close. Anderson Silva in his prime would have made a fool out of him.
Chris seems flat footed but he's tough as nails. What beats that is the athletic and loose form that luke has.
Chris Weidman is tough. Which is bad for him. He can and he will take Rockhold's punishment. The longer he takes beating, the harder it will be for Chris' kids to recognize him once he gets home from the fight.
+ChaturRamalingam Luke on the other hand will give up instantly if he realises its not going as he planned it. He is talent. But he has never lived through all that amount of hard work that Weidman puts in. He is not prepared to sacrifice his face for that belt.
+JJ K well said. I agree.
And he can't match Cejudo's athleticism
+ChaturRamalingam HAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHA FIRST 1 ROUND FUCKER
+ChaturRamalingam Not really. He just found out that there is vast difference between straight wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts. I have no doubt that in the mat, Cejudo will plow through DJ. But when you combine all the aspects of fighting;striking, wrestling, submissions, DJ is a goddamn magician. No one combines all the aspects of MMA and transitions from one discipline to another, better than DJ.
MMA fighters aren't the best in the individual disciplines. High level Kickboxers for example, will destroy any MMA fighter in their weight class, in a straight striking contest. What MMA fighters excel in is, combining the various disciplines together.
+Aniruddha Sharma— DJ vs. Cruz..By next year if someone makes it happen, Demetrious will beat him.To fast, too strong,and too well rounded and getting better.As for single disciplines vs mma, it boils down to the rules.I saw Melvin Manhoef kick Robbie Lawler cripple. He could barely stand and knocked out Manhoef. I thought he'd killed him. Manhoef had knocked out Mark Hunt 2 years earlier (2008) in seconds at Heavyweight.Those are on youtube.
+ChaturRamalingam suck on dj's cock now motherfucker. dj is the pound for pound greatest.
+Feed Khabib sure