The only UFC flyweight contender who could presumably beat Demetrious Johnson left the Octagon wearing a look of deep dejection Saturday night.
John Dodson is a gritty fighter, tough and fast and powerful. But even at his very best, he didn’t have enough.
It’s possible no one does. “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA, so efficient and talented that it’s unlikely anyone – at least in the near future – can challenge his reign.
At UFC 191, he controlled the pace, pressed Dodson throughout and came away with his seventh consecutive title defense.