UFC Kansas City: Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis title fight added to card

The bout that was previously scheduled for 2016 is set for this April

By Brandon Wise

Mar 4, 2017 at 9:57 pm ET • 1 min read

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is ready to defend his title once again. The 125-pound champ will go for a record tying 10th title defense on April 15 against Wilson Reis in Kansas City on Fox. Johnson and Reis were scheduled to fight last April as the co-main event of UFC 201 behind the return of Jon Jones, but an injury to Mighty Mouse forced the cancellation of that bout.

Johnson is coming off a unanimous decision win over Tim Eilliott in December. Reis, meanwhile, is riding a three-fight win streak and earned a unanimous decision win over Ulka Sasaki last time out in February.

Johnson, considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in UFC, will pass Georges St-Pierre for second on the all-time title defense record with a win in the bout and tie Anderson Silva for the most.