‘The Monkey God’ felt nothing but inspired after watching his MMA idol succeed in capturing the ONE flyweight world championship belt at ONE on Prime Video 1. At the same time, Johnson’s victory enhanced Brooks’ desire to one day meet him inside the circle.
Speaking to SCMP MMA, the confident fighter admitted he’d love to step up to the plate to face a living legend like Demetrious Johnson, but of course, not without stirring some trouble as well:
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Jarred Brooks is notorious for his brash-speaking ways that more often than not has caused him to get into a war of words with former rivals.
However, fighters like Demetrious Johnson aren’t fans of trash-talking and it’s no wonder he blocked ‘The Monkey God’ from his Instagram. However, this is something that Brooks doesn’t hold resentment for:
Jarred Brooks recalls fan-boying on Demetrious Johnson in their first meeting
Getting to meet Demetrious Johnson for the first time was a humbling experience for Jarred Brooks.
When Brooks was 14, he watched ‘Mighty Mouse’ win his first world title back in September 2012. So, meeting one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the flesh at ONE Championship was a dream come true.
At the ONE 156 post-fight interview, Jarred Brooks recalled meeting Johnson with the following story:
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