![]() ![]() “I’ll do better there when I feel good and I feel strong.” “…I feel like I could really compete at 135,” he said. Johnson went on the dominate much of the rest of the fight, taking a unanimous decision.Ĭonsidering the difficult cut and also the experience of cutting to 125 pounds four times in matter of weeks during The Ultimate Fighter tapings, Elliott sees his future at bantamweight and, despite competing against larger opponents, Elliott feels he will still fare well. He made me get back in there, he made me cut the weight, and I appreciate that he did that… I was hurting after the first round.”Įlliott’s account was consistent with the narrative of the fight, which saw Elliott nearly choke Johnson out in the first round with a guillotine choke, a hold that is known for depleting one’s muscle strength when held too tight or too long without securing the finish. I told James Krause I wasn’t going back in the sauna, told him I would give up the 20 percent, I didn’t care about the belt. The first time I’ve ever told my coaches I was done. “The morning of the weigh-ins I was hurting pretty bad. “The weight cut killed me,” he told reporters after the show. ![]() Tim Elliott may have been a few seconds and/or inches from becoming UFC Flyweight Champion Saturday night, but his future may end up being at bantamweight.Įlliott was candid at the post-fight press conference regarding the cut to 125 pounds for the championship fight with longtime champ Demetrious Johnson. Tim Elliott (photo credit Tracy Lee © USA Today Sports) ![]()
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