Not long after flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson told the story of how UFC president Dana White threatened to close down the division if he didn’t accept a fight with T.J. Dillashaw, a flyweight showcase actually took place in Auckland. Ben Nguyen took on former contender Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night 110, and needed just 49 seconds to put him away.
Afterward, with an eye towards those comments, the normally soft-spoken Nguyen let out a subtle jab at the threat to his species.
“Was that a boring fight?