John Dodson Explains the Boos During His UFC Fight Night 108 Bout

Speaking reporters in a media scrum after his win at UFC Fight Night 108 (via MMAjunkie), John Dodson discussed his win on the fight card over Eddie Wineland. Below are some highlights from the scrum.

Dodson on the fans booing the fight: “Because they expected a more brutal fight. They wanted me to go out there and kill Eddie Wineland. They wanted me to just go out there and seek and destroy. Eddie Wineland is such a dangerous opponent. Both of us are knockout artists – 80 percent KO rating for him, 75 percent KO rating for myself. That puts us in a high caliber, where both of us know we are extremely dangerous, and it’s a double-edged sword for us. The fact that he can strike at any time and I can do the same thing puts us in that situation where we have to be very careful what we do. And fans just don’t understand that because, one, I think they were a little too inebriated. They just got done with the Predators (hockey) game – this is where they play.”

Dodson’s thoughts on the boos: “They need to stop booing and look at the art that we have put out there for them. We showed beautiful talent, technique, movement – and a lot of people hate movement. Oh my God, they’re all sitting there saying footwork is like the devil. It’s not the devil, people. It’s called evading strikes. People, we learn how to fight not to go out there and be hip, but to evade strikes and make sure that we land significant ones. If you look at my punch record, my accuracy is pretty high.”

Dodson on wanting to fight Marlon Moraes: “I tried fighting him now and he still said no, because – I don’t know if his balls haven’t dropped, if he’s getting old, if he’s getting hurt, if he don’t want to deal with somebody that can actually crack him with speed. I mean, I know he’s getting old, but I’m probably the same age and I can still see all the punches coming at me. And it could be accounted to the fact that I don’t take a lot of abuse, but I believe everybody who’s willing to be at the top should be saying yes.”

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