Following the completion of the third and final fight of their trilogy, which took place at ONE Championship’s first-ever live on-ground event in the United States last week, both Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes showed nothing but respect for one another.At ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video on May 5 in Denver, Colorado, ‘Mighty Mouse’ successfully defended his ONE Flyweight World championship against ‘Mikinho’ through Unanimous Decision. This victory let Mighty Mouse to keep his championship.After the dust settled from their intense battle during the historic event in the United States, both sides showed mutual respect for one another. In fact, one of Demetrious Johnson’s sons even acknowledged Adriano Moraes and gave the Brazilian star a hug.
ONE Championship was there to record that touching occasion, and they shared it with the world by posting a video clip on Instagram.Fans have made their opinions known in the comments section, and they have taken notice of the display of respect and sportsmanship that went place between the protagonists.Some of the remarks that were left by customers are as follows:
notstroko: who is it that has it out for adriano? Both DJ and Moraes are considered to be living legends.liontamer3: This trilogy was actually worth three fights because it had such fantastic action and Moraes is the best flyweight boxer who is not named Demetrius Johnson.iainsproule84: I adore the fact that the foundation of our group is honour and respect. Not trash talk and bsdavidrosario11717: When I was watching the fight, I didn’t pay attention to this. This is just wonderful. I love it. It’s incredible that this young man is showing affection to his father’s adversary.
It was widely believed that ONE Fight Night 10 was the final time that Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes would compete against each other in their very competitive rivalry. Both fighters expressed no desire in meeting up for a fourth time, which led to this widespread belief.
After losing to ‘Mikinho’ in their initial bout in April 2021, ‘Mighty Mouse’ came out on top in their head-to-head clash by winning the subsequent two fights they had against each other.
In North America, subscribers to Amazon Prime may view the rematch between Johnson and Moraes III as well as the rest of the action at ONE Fight Night 10 at no additional cost.