Demetrious Johnson Says He Was Injured During Loss to Henry Cejudo

Demetrious Johnson believes he was injured during his loss to Henry Cejudo at UFC 227. Johnson discussed the flyweight title loss during the post-even press conference (via MMAjunkie; highlights are below:

On believing he tore his lateral collateral ligament and broke his foot: “I remember we were scrambling, and I maybe shot, and then he kind of pushed me over, and I rolled over my right knee, and I felt the pop, and I was like, ‘There goes the right LCL – fantastic. And the foot was just from kicking and kicking and kicking.”

On losing by split decision: “The stand-up numbers, I think I outstruck him. But it happens. I don’t think the judges know how to score leg kicks.”

On wanting a rematch: “It wasn’t like he blew me out of the water. First thing’s first. I’m not going to be like, ‘Ah, I want a rematch.’ I need to get healthy first. My health is No. 1, and I’m not going to sign a contract if I can’t get through eight weeks of training camp.”