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Johnny Nunez says Demetrious Johnson deserves to be paid, marketed — VIDEO

By Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 6, 2017 - 9:37 pm
 
2Apr 15, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Demetrious Johnson (red) celebrates following the win over and Wilson Reis (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Demetrious Johnson raises his arm in victory against Timothy Elliot in The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale flyweight title bout at the Palms hotel-casino Pearl Theater on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. Johnson won by unanimous decision. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Demetrious Johnson, left, raises his arm in victory against Timothy Elliot in the The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale flyweight title bout at the Palms hotel-casino Pearl Theater on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. Johnson won by unanimous decision. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Las Vegas-based fighter Johnny Nunez sat down with CoveringTheCage.com Tuesday at Xtreme Couture MMA for his weekly video blog and discussed some of the current hot topics in mixed martial arts.

Nunez, who is part of The Ultimate Fighter season 25’s cast, discussed the statement UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson recently made to MMAFighting.com about his negotiations with the promotion and the ultimatums he said the management gave him in regards to fighting T.J. Dillashaw.

The Xtreme Couture fighter also talked about whether or not a boxing showdown between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will happen.

Check out the video above.

More MMA: Follow all of our MMA and UFC coverage online at CoveringTheCage.com and @CoveringTheCage on Twitter.

Contact Heidi Fang at hfang@reviewjournal.com. Follow @HeidiFang on Twitter.

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