Demetrious Johnson and Rodtang Jitmuangnon’s fight at ONE Championship’s 10-year-anniversary show, ONE X was a phenomenon that’s still getting praise for its uniqueness. A widely respected name in combat sports, Joe Rogan, joined the list of the people who commended the bout.

During his appearance on the Flagrant podcast, host Andrew Schulz brought the March 26th bout to Rogan’s attention.

“Did you see that fight against the Muay Thai guy [Rodtang Jitmuangnon]? That was sick. I love that,” noted Schulz.

Rogan responded, “Yeah, amazing—because he had to get through that first round [against] Rodtang. Yeah, [‘Mighty Mouse’] gotta go through the first round before he can do it MMA.”

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The longtime MMA analyst comprehended the entire setup and said, “It was a crazy rule set; I like how they did it… They did one round [of] Muay Thai; One round, MMA. And obviously, all ‘Mighty Mouse’ had to do was get through the first round. Essentially, and then he took him down, quick; he got his back.”

As Joe Rogan pointed out, Demetrious Johnson had a tough Round 1

Demetrious Johnson got the rear-naked choke in the second round, which was contested under the MMA rule set.

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However, Rodtang Jitmuangnon had some significant moments in the initial period of the first round, where he backed the 12-time MMA world champion against the Circle Wall. Johnson, though, kept his composure and got through the hard-fought Muay Thai round to have the opportunity to get the Thai fighter in his realm.

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After the win, the MMA icon has his eyes set on his principal motive in the promotion, i.e., to win the MMA ONE flyweight world championship.

Demetrious Johnson will look to avenge his only loss in ONE Championship

Johnson didn’t have a smooth sail to the ONE Championship gold. Though he won the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix, he had to overcome adversity in all of his bouts. The tournament win earned Johnson a meeting with the flyweight king, Adriano Moraes.

The Brazilian champion shocked the world with his dominant performance against the MMA GOAT when he handed Johnson his first defeat in ONE Championship. The defeat on ONE on TNT 1 was also ‘Mighty Mouse’s first knockout loss in his entire professional MMA career.

And now, for the first event of the ONE-Amazon Prime deal, Johnson will run it back with Moraes on ONE 161. The August 26 bout will be the first event to be telecast in U.S. prime time for the North American audience.

What do you make of Joe Rogan’s words on the Demetrious Johnson vs Rodtang Jitmuangnon bout?