Visa källa för The UFC Arrives Kansas City Missouri For The First Time As Pound-for-pound No 1 Demetrious Johnson Bids To Add His Name To The Record Books In His Flyweight Headliner With Wilson Reis

The UFC arrives Kansas City, Missouri for the first time as pound-for-pound No 1 Demetrious Johnson bids to add his name to the record books in his flyweight headliner with Wilson Reis. <br><br>The fight card will also see Rose Namajunas and Michelle Waterson stake their claims for strawweight title contention whilst middleweight force Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza aims to make it 11 wins from his last 12 against Robert Whittaker.<br> <br> Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the contests on the stacked main card, previewing the Saturday night fights. <br>         Demetrious Johnson aims to defend his title for the 10th time against Wilson Reis<br>  Demetrious Johnson (25-2-1) vs Wilson Reis (22-6-0)<br>The evening's headline act will see the UFC's most dominant active champion, Demetrious Johnson, put his flyweight championship on the line for a 10th time against Brazil's Wilson Reis.<br>Mighty Mouse, who has reigned over the division for five years, is looking to join legendary middleweight Anderson Silva as one of only two men to have defended his title on 10 consecutive occasions.<br>Johnson, regarded by many as the greatest mixed martial artist in the world today, is an anomaly in an age where belts are changing hands on an almost monthly basis.<br>To put his achievement into perspective, women's 115-pound queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk is next behind the 30-year-old with just four defences of her strap.<br>         Johnson in action during Thursday's UFC open workout in front of the fans and media<br>         Wilson Reis is bidding to upset the odds in his first shot at UFC championship gold<br>If the American is to extend his flawless record in the UFC then he must overcome third-ranked Wilson Reis,  [https://pinfaves.com/roy-nelson-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/roy-nelson-weight-loss/] who has proven himself to be a worthy contender with five victories in his last six outings.<br>The pairing was originally booked for UFC 201 last year but Johnson pulled out due to an undisclosed injury.<br>Reis, who relies primarily on his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, is a big underdog here with his opponent notoriously difficult to get to the ground.<br>Johnson's vastly superior striking and wrestling should make the difference.<br>         Brazilian legend Anderson Silva holds the record for most UFC title defences with 10<br>         <br>  <br><br><br><br>Rose Namajunas (6-3-0) vs Michelle Waterson (14-4-0)<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS sport" data-version="2" id="mol-69343b10-202c-11e7-9429-ad949787749b" website Fight Night preview: Johnson vs Reis