TUF Champ Dodson to drop to Flyweight for Fox3

Last year's Ultimate Fighter winner John Dodson won't stick around at bantamweight.

With the arrival of a flyweight class in the UFC, the "Magician" will disappear from the 135-pound weight class to move down to the flyweight division, where he will face Darren Uyenoyama at the upcoming UFC on FOX 3 event, the UFC confirmed late on Tuesday night.

Dodson (12-5) steamrolled his way through season 14 of TUF last year, knocking out TJ Dillashaw in the finals to capture his division. The Team Greg Jackson trained fighter is 27 years old.

Uyenoyama (7-3) will also be making his octagon flyweight division, though he has fought in the UFC once before, defeating Kid Yamamoto via decision at the first UFC on FOX show.

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I honestly loved the guy at 135lb and thought he was a power house, anybody think the move is necessary?

Hopefully he fights Benavidez someday soon, that would be a sweet fight.

to be honest i dont care what weight this kid fights at. I really enjoy watching him fight and i think he would be a threat to most at 145,135 or even 125.

He will be a champion in all three divisions, that would be intense; Paciao style.

^Agree, with Gecko; the kid is going to be great regardless of the division he chooses
to fight in.