{"id":239858,"date":"2017-05-31T11:44:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T18:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=239858"},"modified":"2017-05-31T11:45:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T18:45:25","slug":"top-flyweight-contender-explains-frustration-potential-dillashaw-vs-johnson-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ray-borg\/top-flyweight-contender-explains-frustration-potential-dillashaw-vs-johnson-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC flyweight contender explains frustration with potential Dillashaw vs. Johnson fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top ranked UFC flyweight contender Ray Borg remains on the cusp of a flyweight title shot against pound for pound kingpin Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. The top ranked flyweight currently sits at #3 on the UFC’s official rankings behind Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo.<\/p>\n

While Borg was looking to secure either a fight with Sergio Pettis or Brandon Moreno, or a title shot against the champion, the UFC recently announced that Sergio Pettis would be fighting Brandon Moreno, leaving Borg to seek a title shot.<\/p>\n

\"Ray<\/p>\n

The UFC has other plans however, as they explore the possibility of former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw dropping down to flyweight to fight Demetrious Johnson for a superfight given Cody Garbrandt’s back injury preventing him from defending the bantamweight belt in July.<\/p>\n

Borg spoke to BloodyElbow<\/a> to explain his frustration:<\/p>\n

\"Ray<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt a little blindsided, just because we had been talking back and forth and we were talking about making the DJ fight happen,\u201d Borg told BloodyElbow.com\u2019s The MMA Circus. \u201cI want to fight DJ, whether it\u2019s now, tomorrow, a year from now. It don\u2019t matter. I don\u2019t really care. But the goal is to fight DJ. And it was put in front of me that it was going to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if it didn\u2019t happen, I was going to fine with that, as long as I could fight (Sergio) Pettis or (Brandon) Moreno. That was the only two fights I wanted in the division. As soon as I started to see Pettis and Moreno get booked, I was like, \u2018OK, well, this probably means that I\u2019m fighting DJ. And if not, I\u2019m gonna be pissed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo T.J. decides to jump in line. Apparently he\u2019s got more star power, which he does; he\u2019s been in the game a lot longer than I have and he\u2019s the former champ,\u201d Borg said. \u201cBut my frustration is it doesn’t really leave me with anyone else in the division that makes sense. It really doesn\u2019t. Everyone\u2019s either injured or booked. There\u2019s not much to do, and I\u2019m not waiting on the shelf.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/31\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Top ranked UFC flyweight contender Ray Borg remains on the cusp of a flyweight title shot against pound for pound kingpin Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. The top ranked flyweight currently sits at #3 on the UFC’s official rankings behind Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo. 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