CALGARY – Coming off a terrible UFC debut – one that produced the first blemish on his MMA record – Hakeem Dawodu had a few things to prove at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 30 ebent. “A, I was like, I can’t let this guy come to my city and take away the W from me,” Dawodu told reporters, including MMAjunkie, backstage at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. “But B, also, proving that I belong in the UFC and I wasn’t just picking my opponents when I was undefeated in previous leagues.” The weight that Dawodu (8-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) carried into the FOX-televised preliminary-card featherweight bout against Austin Arnett (15-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) certainly helps explain his emotional reaction to walking away with a clean, dominant decision win. Related UFC on FOX 30 results: Hakeem Dawodu kicks way past Austin Arnett “It was everything (that made me emotional),” Dawodu said. “Having a hard upbringing
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