Demetrious Johnson recently caused a stir when he balked at a showdown with ex-bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw in favor of a flyweight title defense against Ray Borg.
However, while “Mighty Mouse” may very well be the top pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts today, he might not have as much matchmaking clout as he would like to believe.
“You know how I am with that stuff. Unfortunately for D.J., you don’t make the fights around here. I do,” UFC President Dana White said on the UFC “Unfiltered” podcast.