John Dodson's move back up to the bantamweight level hasn't gone exactly as planned. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title challenger made a momentous comeback to the division back at UFC on FOX 19 when he knocked out Manvel Gamburyan in just 37 seconds, but ultimately ran into a brick wall when he lost to John Lineker via split decision at UFC Fight Night 96 this past October. Despite a 1-1 bantamweight record in 2016, "The Magician" is still looking up.
Dodson had the following to say in a recent interview with BJPenn.com when discussing his bantamweight future, potential move up to featherweight and an even more surprising claim that he would make a run at 155 pounds:
"I'll probably do as many weight classes as I can, I'll probably go to 145 and 155.