On Friday, May 5, one of the most hotly anticipated trilogy matches in recent martial arts memory will go down live at Denver, Colorado’s 1stBank Center. ONE Championship will debut on U.S. Shores that evening with ONE Fight Night 10, and in the headlining bout, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson puts his ONE Flyweight World Title on the line against Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes in a heated rubber match.

With the score tied at 1-1 between the pair, many combat sports enthusiasts are on the fence about who’ll take the series. However, some athletes on the ONE roster are confident that 13-time MMA World Champion “Mighty Mouse” will leave the Circle with all the marbles in Colorado. Here’s what they had to say:

Fabricio Andrade

“It will be a great fight – a fight that will sell a lot. But seeing the last fight, I think Demetrious Johnson proved he’s a better athlete than Adriano Moraes.”

“However, Adriano is a very big guy for the division, and he can surprise [Johnson], as he did the first time they faced each other. DJ needs to stay tuned [in], but I believe he will come out the winner in this trilogy.”

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“I want to watch the Demetrious Johnson vs. Adriano Moraes fight. They take turns winning and losing. The similarity is that both of them got knocked out with knees. This time, I think DJ will be the one [to win]. But he may win by decision, not by a finish because both of them have experience and know each other very well.”

Ok Rae Yoon

“In their first match, Demetrious Johnson seemed naive about the grounded knee rule. So, if you look at the second match, he was in good shape because he got entirely used to the grounded knee rule and prepared so well.”

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“Of course, Moraes is also a great fighter, but I think Johnson’s fight IQ is really high, so I think he will come out better prepared and upgraded.”

Danny Kingad

“I’m still siding with Demetrious Johnson. He’s got skills. He’s got experience. Plus, I’d love to meet Demetrious Johnson again. He’s got a big name already, and I would love to run it back with him. I think Demetrious stops him in the second round of this match. That’s my prediction, but I’m not 100 percent sure on that because Moraes is really strong.”