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Myth nr 1: DJ ducked Dillashaw because he wanted the easiest fight
DJ asked for Garbrandt first. Then UFC gave him Borg, and then suddely changed their mind and decided that he will fight Dillashaw. DJ said many times he will accept the fight , but only if the UFC guaranteed to him that TJ will make weight, because he was never a 125 fighter and DJ didn't want the fight to be non-title fight.
If he took this fight and Dillashaw would miss weight, and then defeat him, he would lose big time. If Dillashaw made weight and won, he would probably drop the belt and move back to 135, and all of you would probably scream to close the division. And keep in mind that TJ is absolutely not a money fight - that guy headlined Fight Nights for his biggest matches, and sold like 150k PPV in his only trial as a champion.
And don't get me wrong - I still think he should take the fight (but at 130 catchweight or something), however I totally understand why he decided to not sign the contract.
Myth nr 2: Borg is not a legit contender
He may be unknown, but he got the titleshot by defeating Formiga - the best guy in the division who never fought for a title, and lost only to Benavidez, Cejudo and Dodson - arguably three of the best flyweights on the roster at the time. Moreover, he's no. 3 at the division, and DJ already defeated no. 1 and no. 2, so basically that's who he should be fighting next.
Myth nr. 3 : DJ does not sell and that is his fault
The fighter has to fight , that's his first responsibility. Every time there is someone who is just not interesting - like DJ, and people don't care about him. In this situation, it's the promotion's responsibility to do something with it.
Johnson will never be a star, he lacks charisma and the division is still lacking in true talent. So in this situation, I have no idea why they put him on PPV main events. If UFC scheduled his fight as a co-main event for Conor for example, milions of people would see his fight and some of them can get interested. If you decided to have his fight as a main event of a shitty card in Canada, well, that's just your - matchmakers' fault - that this card simply sold 100k PPVs.
PS. That's quite funny, that in the era of superfights and people complaining about champions not fighting contenders, the most criticized guy is actually the champion who decided to fight a contender instead of superfight with unranked opponent.
DJ asked for Garbrandt first. Then UFC gave him Borg, and then suddely changed their mind and decided that he will fight Dillashaw. DJ said many times he will accept the fight , but only if the UFC guaranteed to him that TJ will make weight, because he was never a 125 fighter and DJ didn't want the fight to be non-title fight.
If he took this fight and Dillashaw would miss weight, and then defeat him, he would lose big time. If Dillashaw made weight and won, he would probably drop the belt and move back to 135, and all of you would probably scream to close the division. And keep in mind that TJ is absolutely not a money fight - that guy headlined Fight Nights for his biggest matches, and sold like 150k PPV in his only trial as a champion.
And don't get me wrong - I still think he should take the fight (but at 130 catchweight or something), however I totally understand why he decided to not sign the contract.
Myth nr 2: Borg is not a legit contender
He may be unknown, but he got the titleshot by defeating Formiga - the best guy in the division who never fought for a title, and lost only to Benavidez, Cejudo and Dodson - arguably three of the best flyweights on the roster at the time. Moreover, he's no. 3 at the division, and DJ already defeated no. 1 and no. 2, so basically that's who he should be fighting next.
Myth nr. 3 : DJ does not sell and that is his fault
The fighter has to fight , that's his first responsibility. Every time there is someone who is just not interesting - like DJ, and people don't care about him. In this situation, it's the promotion's responsibility to do something with it.
Johnson will never be a star, he lacks charisma and the division is still lacking in true talent. So in this situation, I have no idea why they put him on PPV main events. If UFC scheduled his fight as a co-main event for Conor for example, milions of people would see his fight and some of them can get interested. If you decided to have his fight as a main event of a shitty card in Canada, well, that's just your - matchmakers' fault - that this card simply sold 100k PPVs.
PS. That's quite funny, that in the era of superfights and people complaining about champions not fighting contenders, the most criticized guy is actually the champion who decided to fight a contender instead of superfight with unranked opponent.
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