On Saturday night John Dodson beat fellow finalist T.J. Dillashaw to become the first ever TUF bantamweight champion. The win came by TKO after 1 minute and 54 seconds. After the fight ended some people called the stoppage premature, myself included. It appeared that Dillashaw was going for a single leg takedown just as referee Herb Dean jumped in to end the fight. I kind of thought that Dean might have been nervous for Dillashaw’s sake, as he was also the referee in the semi-final matchup where Dodson landed 5 or 6 hard shots to an already unconscious Johnny Bedford. His raw speed has got to be a nightmare for a referee to keep track of, so I don’t judge Dean too harshly, he knows his job a lot better than I do.
Dodson’s post fight celebration also had a lot of people talking, as he ran wall to wall in the Octagon, pulling off a pair of very impressive back flips after he finished Dillashaw. Dodson is definetly someone to watch in future, a very high energy and explosive fighter than is sure to have a big future in the UFC. I can’t wait to see him face some real high level competition, and with bantamweight number one contender Urijah Faber being good friends and training partners with T.J. Dillashaw, I hope that this could set the stage for a grudge match between the two somewhere down the line. For now however, Dodson’s place in history is secure as the first ever bantamweight UFC ultimate fighter.
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