Dodson: I am the savior of the flyweight division
Although flyweight fights are almost always exciting, the UFC’s flyweight division has not gotten much attention, but John Dodson plans to change all that.
Although flyweight fights are almost always exciting, the UFC’s flyweight division has not gotten much attention, but John Dodson plans to change all that:
“We always thought it was going to be Ian McCall, but Ian McCall hasn’t been able to perform the way that he wants to. So I guess I can step up and say that I am the savior of the flyweight division,” Dodson said on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “If everybody wants to have a last hope for [the division], it’d be me.”
In a way, this next fight is somewhat of a step backwards for Dodson. The Jackson-Winkeljohn product was assumed to be the next title challenger for Johnson until his knee injury sidelined him. Now he’s not only tasked with proving himself as the number-one contender all over again, but doing so against a man he calls a close friend.
