It’s no secret that Demetrious Johnson was never a popular UFC champion. In his record setting run atop the flyweight division, he headlined 4 PPV events. The top selling among those? His title defense against Chris Cariaso at UFC 178, which still only drew a paltry estimated 205,000 buys.
Why it is he never clicked, however, is a topic up for a bit more debate. Many fans and pundits have laid the blame at the UFC itself and their seeming inability to turn obvious talent into a marketable headliner. In a recent interview with TMZ sports, however, president Dana White put the focus squarely on the fans…
Dana White says Demetrious Johnson never got the ‘love and respect’ he deserved from fans