Demetrious Johnson is the gold standard for UFC champions

Somewhere out there, there must be an equation that explains the increasing weight of the UFC belt with the passage of time. Most of the organization’s champions that have managed to hold on to the gold for lengthy stretches have remarked on the phenomenon. Before losing the title, Anderson Silva admitted to getting straight-up tired of it all. Before he took a break, George St-Pierre told us he needed to clear his head of this obsession. Jon Jones acknowledged (through both words and acti