On Saturday, Tim Elliott almost etched his name into the annals of UFC history, coming remarkably close to channeling his inner Matt Serra and shocking the world with a first round stoppage of a dominant champion. After nearly submitting Demetrious Johnson with a d'arce choke, Elliott ended up losing the next four rounds on all three judges scorecards.
But it turns out Elliott almost channeled Travis Lutter as well. After the fight, Elliott revealed that his drop off was, in part, due to a difficult weight cut and that he was ready to come in overweight and forfeit his title shot but his coaches wouldn't let him.