Johnson vs. Dillashaw? Ex-champs discuss why superfight never happened

Demetrious Johnson and T. J. Dillashaw could have met in the UFC's octagon, but according to the former flyweight champion, the promotion wasn't willing to pay the price.

Johnson held the 125-pound UFC title from 2012 to 2018, defending it 11 times. Depending on whose recollection of the timeline of events is more accurate, "Mighty Mouse" could have mixed it up with bantamweight champion Dillashaw at 125 pounds at some point, creating a superfight between the two lightest classes in the UFC. According to Johnson, the idea was first proposed by Dana White after the "Unstoppable" seasonal press conference in 2016.

"So, we were supposed to fight, right? " Johnson said to Dillashaw on "The Mighty Cast. " "You remember that?

I never forget when they called me. 'I want you to fight T. J.