Filed under: Featured , News , UFC The bad news this week was that the bantamweight title fight between ex-teammates-turned-heated-rivals Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw is officially off for UFC 213 because of a back injury to the champion. We learned, however, the good news was the UFC had one helluva backup plan in place : to have Dillashaw drop down to 125 pounds to challenge flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson in a quasi-superfight pitting the current pound-for-pound king against a former bantamweight champion seeking a second title. Not to mention there’s the added stakes of “Mighty Mouse” trying to break Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive UFC title defenses with his 11th. Related UFC champ Demetrious Johnson got those 10 title belts he wanted (and deserves) The problem, however, is that Johnson (26-2-1 MMA, 14-1-1 UFC) isn’t on board . As it turns out, he’s not OK with Dillashaw (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) jumping the line for an immediate title shot in a weight class in which he’s never competed.
Go here to see the original:
If legacy matters to UFC champ Demetrious Johnson, he should fight T.J. Dillashaw – MMA Junkie