UFC president Dana White on Friday said that should Demetrious Johnson successfully defend his belt at UFC 174 on Saturday night, it was likely that a rematch with John Dodson is next on tap for the flyweight champion. Johnson did defend his belt in Vancouver, dominating Russian challenger Ali Bagautinov for the duration of their five-round headliner. But to say that he’s thrilled about the prospect of a rematch with Dodson would probably be about as far from the truth as one could get. It’s not that he would decline a fight with Dodson, but Johnson believes the 125-pound class is too deep and talented for Dodson to already jump back to the front of the line of challengers. “It’s up to the UFC, (but) there’s a lot of challengers in this weight class that I need to fight. Dodson, I overcame him
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Will Mighty Mouse Have to Rematch Mighty Mouth Next or Will He Get a New Challenger? – MMA Weekly