John Dodson has learned from experience that executing a superior game plan and entertaining the fans in attendance are two very separate, independent things.
Dodson put on a master class against fellow bantamweight contender Eddie Wineland in a battle of knockout artists at UFC Fight Night 108 on Saturday night in Nashville. Dodson was extremely adept at blitzing in, hitting Wineland and then getting out before Wineland could land anything back.
It might not have been a strategy conducive to a finish necessarily. But it was a good one if you want to win a fight (which is, after all, the name of the game) and Dodson carried it out perfectly to earn the clear unanimous decision against Wineland, who has one-hitter quitter power.