“The Rock” Reacts To Johnson’s Record Breaking Win, Gives Him The Ultimate Compliment

Demetrious Johnson made UFC history last night. Now fighters and fans are pouring onto social media to give their thoughts on the momentous occasion. Now WWE and action film superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson can be counted among them.

UFC 216 went down on Saturday night inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. In the night’s co-main event, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson took on tough contender Ray Borg. However, it was more than just another title defense on the line for “Mighty Mouse” This time, it was UFC history in the making.

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has held the coveted UFC record of most consecutive title defenses for some time now, making “The Spider” one of the most dominant fighters in UFC history. Last night, Demetrious Johnson took Anderson Silva’s record of 10 consecutive title defenses and raised it to 11.

With a dazzling armbar submission, “Mighty Mouse” put an exclamation point on the story of his UFC legacy by earning his record breaking 11th consecutive title defense with a finish over Ray Borg.

Now WWE superstar and Fast and Furious actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has taken to Twitter to give the champion his respect.

Here is what Dwayne Johnson had to say:

“Huge shout to my lil’ brotha @MightyMouseUFC aka ‘the bigger DJ’ on his record setting @ufc win. Great guy, great personality & true pro.”