LAS VEGAS – Following UFC 197, Henry Cejudo was still in awe over what his opponent, flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, did to him. Cejudo now want to see what “Mighty Mouse” can do at bantamweight.

In Saturday’s pay-per-view co-headliner at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Johnson (24-2-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) scored a a quick first-round TKO victory over Cejudo (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) for his eighth consecutive title defense – two shy of Anderson Silva’s UFC record.

After the fight, Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist, said Johnson simply had his number. He expected to dominate the champ in the clinch, but while there, Johnson tagged him with a stiff knee to the body, and Cejudo never recovered. In his post-fight interview, Johnson said he heard his opponent’s grunt from the blow. Cejudo confirmed the champ’s recollection of the sequence.

“I took him down, and I could have held him out a little longer, but I was still trying to catch my breath,” Cejudo said. “It was that one knee that really did it. At that time, when you get hit to the body, you don’t even worry about your face anymore. So I just started protecting my body, kind of hanging my head down.”

Johnson, who’s No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings (and No. 2 pound-for-pound), then capitalized and ended the fight with some stiff punches for his third stoppage win in his past four victories.

“I was humbled tonight,” Cejudo said.

Cejudo, who’s ranked No. 3 at 125 pounds, knew it was another masterful performance for one of the sport’s most dominant champs. But he’d like to see what Johnson could do if he moves up 10 pounds to the bantamweight division.

“I’m actually curious to see him fight at 135,” Cejudo said. “I want to see how good he really is. He proved it tonight. I’m humbled. I’d like to see him fight at 135 for the championship. I want to see how good Demetrious Johnson is and how far he can take it.”

Could Cejudo, who’s had past struggles making weight at 125, eventually join him at bantamweight?

“In the future, I would like to go up – I really would,” Cejudo said with a strained smile. “But man, I’d at least like to win the belt before I start thinking about going to 135.”

Check out the full video above.

And for complete coverage of UFC 197, check out the UFC Events section of the site.