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This is a long shot that I don't see happening, at all, but oddly enough, it isn't completely out of the realm of possibility, and I thought it could be interesting to discuss. How would you feel about Dodson elevating his game to the point of owning two belts? What do you think the chances are we see something like this unfold? Do you even consider it possible, at this point in time?
Just looking at how it could possibly go down...
Dodson fights MM again. And defeats him, thus taking the 125 lb title. Let's say he defends a handful of times over the next 2 years (it doesn't seem terribly challenging to clean out the division, as MM has been showing us).
Let's also say that Dillashaw manages to continue defending his title successfully.
A superfight between Dodson and Dillashaw would hold some serious intrigue given the fact that Dodson has a W over TJ, and beating MM would be HUGE. And if Dodson WERE to beat MM, his stock would absolutely skyrocket, as Johnson is currently one of the most dominant champs in the promotion (I recognize that the division is thin). Dillashaw meanwhile is an emerging star who has knocked off a former top P4P considerate on two separate occasions and looks to have only a few notable challenges (as of now) waiting for him in the future.
So let's say these two hold titles in their divisions and a rematch/superfight is made down the road. Dodson hasn't (IMO) shown the improvement that Dillashaw has, but he could potentially defeat TJ again (speed would play a huge factor in that scenario), which would leave him holding the 125 and 135 pound titles.
Now that would be an INSANE situation. It's obviously a very, very, very long shot, but - again - it isn't entirely out of the realm of possibility.
Just a little food for thought.
... thoughts?
Just looking at how it could possibly go down...
Dodson fights MM again. And defeats him, thus taking the 125 lb title. Let's say he defends a handful of times over the next 2 years (it doesn't seem terribly challenging to clean out the division, as MM has been showing us).
Let's also say that Dillashaw manages to continue defending his title successfully.
A superfight between Dodson and Dillashaw would hold some serious intrigue given the fact that Dodson has a W over TJ, and beating MM would be HUGE. And if Dodson WERE to beat MM, his stock would absolutely skyrocket, as Johnson is currently one of the most dominant champs in the promotion (I recognize that the division is thin). Dillashaw meanwhile is an emerging star who has knocked off a former top P4P considerate on two separate occasions and looks to have only a few notable challenges (as of now) waiting for him in the future.
So let's say these two hold titles in their divisions and a rematch/superfight is made down the road. Dodson hasn't (IMO) shown the improvement that Dillashaw has, but he could potentially defeat TJ again (speed would play a huge factor in that scenario), which would leave him holding the 125 and 135 pound titles.
Now that would be an INSANE situation. It's obviously a very, very, very long shot, but - again - it isn't entirely out of the realm of possibility.
Just a little food for thought.
... thoughts?