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Demetrious Johnson Wins Best Fighter at 2017 ESPY Awards

July 12, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Demetrious Johnson is an ESPY Award winner. MMAjunkie reports that the UFC fighter won “Best Fighter” at the 2017 ESPY Awards, beating out Conor McGregor as well as boxers Gennady Golovkin, Terence Crawford and Andre Ward.

Johnson has a current title defense streak of ten straight wins, most recently beating Wilson Reis at UFC on FOX 24 in April. He is tied with Anderson Silva for most title defenses in a row.