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Bryan Caraway explains decision to turn down John Dodson fight

The bantamweight contender says he isn't one to turn down fights, but a bout with John Dodson at UFC 196 wasn't in the cards for him.

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway takes a lot of heat. Not just because he's a contender in the division and people want to fight him - he's also UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate's longtime boyfriend, which earns him a special type of scorn. Things like Aljamain Sterling's recent callout of him are nothing new to Caraway. But one thing he does want to make clear is that he's not turning down fights without a good reason.