In 2018, fans were stunned by the UFC's choice to trade Demetrious Johnson ONE Champion for Ben Askren. "Mighty Mouse" had silently been constructing his case for being the P4P GOAT, acquiring win after win in the UFC's flyweight division. However, this supremacy was one of the factors that the rug was taken out from under him.

By the time he left, Johnson took care of to rack up 11 consecutive defenses of his flyweight title. Nevertheless, the pay Demetrious obtained did not in any way mirror his standing as one of the UFC's ideal competitors and also longest-reigning champs. "Mighty Mouse" exposed that the UFC's abysmal pay offered him a "chip on my shoulder."

Speaking about his pay, DJ said, "When I dealt with Dominick Cruz, I was under contract, I think I was fighting for 14/14 [US$ 14,000 to show, US$ 14,000 to win]" He continued, "I was about to combat Eddie Wineland. That didn't go through, so I fought Ian McCall in Australia, and I was still on the very same contract. After that I got a brand-new agreement when I fought Ian McCall the second time, I believe I obtained bumped as much as 20/20."

"Morning Report: Demetrious Johnson reveals shockingly low pay when he was UFC flyweight champion"

DJ exposed that also when he lastly obtained a champion's agreement, things really did not enhance as much as he desired them to.

He said, "That's where champs make the most bang for their buck, pay-per-view points ... I never ever reached do that. So when they tried to stiff-arm me to fight TJ Dillashaw, I said yes, pay me a f ****** million bucks ... I'm going on my seventh or 8th title defense. You obtained f ****** centimeters Punk over below making 500 bones. And also it's his 2nd fight in the UFC."

Plainly, DJ didn't receive the cash he was entitled to as one of the UFC's a lot of leading champs ever. This spurred him to request his profession to ONE where he fights to this day. But fans believed right now that Dana White and also co. had the capability to do much better.

How much does Demetrious Johnson make as the ONE Champion bantamweight champ?

Mighty Mouse apparently has a multi-million dollar agreement in position with his most current company, ONE Champion. He clarified just how ONE pays its fighters on the Joe Rogan Experience in great detail. Going by Johnson's very own words and also reports from several sources, his relocate to ONE resulted in a massive rise in pay for the flyweight GOAT.

Demetrious Johnson believes that while multiple parties benefitted from the trade that sent him to ONE Championship and Ben Askren to the UFC, the Asian promotion got the better end of the deal because he’s still fighting while Askren has retired already. Do you agree? 🤔 #MMA

Demetrious Johnson gains around $750,000 as his base wage every single time he combats under the ONE banner. In addition, he makes another $40,000 from sponsorship cash. Until now DJ has made around $790,000 in overall each of his fights in ONE. The aforementioned figure is almost double Johnson's base pay as the UFC flyweight champion.

He earned $380,000 for his battle against Henry Cejudo at UFC 227. While he did get PPV points for that battle, even combining those revenues and an efficiency incentive only puts his greatest UFC payday at $570,000. Plainly, the relocate to ONE Champion was the best move for Demetrious Johnson's career.