Supportive Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

All Supportive statements made by Demetrious Johnson across interviews, press conferences, and social media.

Apr 1, 2026 supportive
“For me like, you’ve done everything, just walk away from the sport. I think that’s so hard for any professional athlete, and for me I’ve seen him fight, I am like, dawg, you don’t need to f**** fight, right? I would if I was him”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, making an emotional plea for Israel Adesanya to retire following his TKO loss to Joe Pyfer at UFC Seattle
Oct 27, 2025 supportive
“As human beings, our natural reaction when something comes towards us is to open our hands and stick our fingers out. You can't change this, it's not natural to fight with your hands closed.”

– siding with Ciryl Gane in the controversy surrounding Tom Aspinall’s eye poke via Mighty Cast