Dana White Thinks Demetrious Johnson Is Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter Right Now

UFC President Dana White appeared on FOX Sports 1’s post-fight show to discuss last night’s UFC 191 event. During the interview, White expressed his thoughts that UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport right now. Below are some highlights and a video of the interview segment.

His thoughts on the main event of Johnson vs. Dodson: It was a shutout. DJ looked phenomenal. Dodson got destroyed. Mighty Mouse is probably the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport right now.”

White on Johnson’s dominant performance: “Mighty Mouse just shut Dodson down so much. He’s an incredible fighter. He imposed his will on him tonight. He’s probably disappointed he didn’t finish him, but he shut him down.”

His thoughts on the co-main event of Andrei Arlovski vs. Frank Mir: “I expected it to look more like Travis Browne vs. Arlovski. I had Mir winning that fight.”

White on Anthony Johnson’s win: “It was a great win. Jimi Manuwa has been asking for a fight like this and you saw how it turned out for him. I’m still blown away by a guy who was 170 pounds, who could move to 205 and knock out guys. It’s phenomenal. Johnson’s always been a good wrestler. He knows what he needs to focus on to get back to that title.”

On Paige VanZant’s win: “She was relentless and dominant. She’s still very green and upcoming, but has the skills to become a rock star. She has the potential to be huge in this sport.”