"The perfect fighter" - Fans still get emotional with Demetrious Johnson's exit from his legendary MMA career

Combat sports fans still feel the sting of MMA icon Demetrious Johnson's shocking retirement from MMA, which he announced at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6 inside the Ball Arena. ONE Championship posted a highlight reel on Instagram featuring Johnson's most memorable moments in the world's largest martial arts promotion:

Fans shared their reactions to the compilation in the comments section:

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"😭😭😭STAWP.... HE CAN STILL BE THE BEST IN THE WORLD RN 😭😭😭😭"

"A real loss for the sport, but super happy for [M]ighty. What a career 😌"

"The perfect fighter."

"Damn bro I'm gonna miss seeing you fight."

"Who's making onion soup 😢🙏🏼🐭"

"Mighty Mouse, now Derrick Rose wh[a]ts happening 😢"

"Bro I'm crying.. Mighty Mouse is actually one of my favourite fighters if not my favourite ❤️❤️.. 🐐"

Screenshot of fans' comments. [ONE Championship/Instagram, screenshot]

'Mighty Mouse' won six of his seven fights under the ONE banner. During his ONE tenure, he captured the ONE Flyweight MMA World Grand Prix Championship and ONE flyweight MMA world championship.

Following his retirement speech at ONE 168: Denver, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced him as the inaugural inductee into the ONE Championship Hall of Fame.

Johnson is the only fighter to have won world championships in both the UFC and ONE Championship.

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Joshua Pacio grateful to have witnessed Demetrious Johnson's unbelievable ONE Championship run

ONE strawweight MMA world champion Joshua Pacio has nothing but praise for Demetrious Johnson's achievements in ONE Championship.

In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, 'The Passion' shared:

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"It's impressive that he came over to ONE Championship. Even though he didn't win the world title on his first attempt, he used that challenge to come back and become a champion here. You could say he's achieved it all."

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