John Dodson (17-7) blev besegrad av Demetrious Johnson (23-2-1) via enhälligt domslut, men Dodson hoppas kunna få chansen igen att slåss om titeln.
Dodson tycker att han gjorde bättre ifrån sig i den första matchen mot Johnson. Johnson var mer försiktig i returmatchen då båda kände till varandras styrkor och svagheter.
”I had more success in the first fight because both of us were going in there not knowing what each other’s strengths were,” sa Dodson.
”This time we went in there more cautious. He was more intelligent this time. I was trying to defend more takedowns and he was just trying to push that pace, and DJ did a wonderful job about that. He came at me, and my hat is off to him. You can’t sit there and badmouth him because this man is still the champion and he did something that everyone saw him doing. I couldn’t stop him.”
Dodson hoppas kunna vinna några matcher för att sedan kunna få en chans på titeln igen.
”Both of us have evolved, and we’ve shown that,” sa Dodson. ”We’ve shown that he has more aggressive power coming at me, and he landed a lot more shots to my face. I look like a monster. I look like (Rafael) dos Anjos.
”But, hindsight, I can come back stronger. Since everybody keeps talking about this glass ceiling, I’m going to break through it. I’m going to make sure that I come back and come back stronger. If Dana (White) gives me the opportunity to go ahead and beat up a bunch of people that seem worthy to fight Demetrious, I will do it, and I will make sure I can make another title run at this again.”
Dodson skyller inte förlusten på distrationer eller någonting annat som pågick under fightveckan, utan han förklarar att han gav allt han hade, men det räckte inte. Dodson är glad ändå och lovar att komma tillbaka starkare och bättre.
”I can’t blame anything that’s gone on this whole week, calling it a distraction or motivation,” sa Dodson.
”The only thing is that I came out here, I performed my best, and I did everything that I need to do. I’m excited that I got to see and hold my baby for the first time, and not only that, I got to celebrate my mom’s birthday yesterday. So it was awesome. I had a tremendous week.
”Even tonight was still an amazing night. It might have not gone my way, but it’s still exciting. I saw millions of fans out there still cheering me on, saying that I’m awesome, and everybody gave me daps. There is nothing wrong with what happened today besides Demetrious Johnson still being the champion. He’s still a great fighter. I didn’t win this fight, but next time I’m coming out a lot stronger and a lot harder. You guys will see me back again, with a better face looking sexier than ever.”
