{"id":88177,"date":"2014-03-02T18:10:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T02:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=88177"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:00:20","slug":"john-dodson-hopes-to-return-in-may-plans-on-knocking-out-mighty-mouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/john-dodson-hopes-to-return-in-may-plans-on-knocking-out-mighty-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"John Dodson hopes to return in May, plans on knocking out Mighty Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/john-dodson-aims-to-be-first-ever-3-division-champion\/dodson-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49693\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49693\" title=\"Dodson\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Dodson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC Flyweight number one contender, John Dodson (14-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), has earned 3 of his 5 career octagon wins by form of\u00a0knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Dodson, who has been out of action since November with a knee injury, is hoping to\u00a0raise\u00a0his KO percentage to 67% by earning his fourth knockout in six tries when he\u00a0returns to action, as he told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1976278-john-dodson-looking-to-return-in-may-eager-to-resume-hunt-for-flyweight-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleacher Report<\/a>&#8216;s Duane Finley in a recent interview:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Whoever they put in front of me I&#8217;m going to put them to sleep. I&#8217;m hoping to get a fight in either May or June. I&#8217;m in the gym right now and I&#8217;m testing out my knee. I have to make sure I&#8217;m doing things right and come back right. I can&#8217;t just sit there &#8212; take those little ins and outs &#8212; and hope to just pop through this. Taking that route will only minimize my chances to have a long-standing career. Being out has sucked, but I want to make sure I&#8217;m in the best possible shape I can be in to come back and get the wins I need to earn a shot at the title. I want to knockout D.J. That sounds bad but I want to put him to sleep. Nothing against him, it&#8217;s just how I want to win the title.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A rematch with Johnson shouldn&#8217;t be that hard to come by for Dodson, as the flyweight division is currently lacking a true #1 contender. Plus, Dodson gave &#8220;Mighty Mouse&#8221;\u00a0arguably his toughest fight at\u00a02013&#8217;s &#8220;UFC on FOX 6&#8221; event, knocking the champ down on two separate occasions. Hopefully John can get his knee healthy and return on his quest\u00a0to once again vie for\u00a0UFC flyweight gold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC Flyweight number one contender, John Dodson (14-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), has earned 3 of his 5 career octagon wins by form of\u00a0knockout. 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