Tim Elliott Steps In to Face John Dodson at UFC on Fox 3

[Crunchie]

http://www.mmaweekly.com/tim-elliott...t-ufc-on-fox-3

A change has been made to the UFC on Fox 3 card as Ultimate Fighter 14 winner John Dodson now faces newcomer Tim Elliott.

Sources close to the match-up confirmed the new bout to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday.

Dodson was originally set to face ground ace Darren Uyenoyama, but it appears injury has sidelined the California based fighter, and he will have to wait for his next appearance in the Octagon until later in 2012.

Tim Elliott comes to the UFC with an 8-2-1 record overall with all eight wins coming in a consecutive streak recently.

Elliott’s biggest accomplishment in MMA came two fights ago when he knocked out former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at Resurrection Fight Alliance in Dec 2011.

Now he steps in to face former Ultimate Fighter winner and highly regarded flyweight John Dodson at the UFC on Fox 3 card on May 5 in East Rutherford, NJ.

[Crunchie]

Elliot is a good fighter.

I saw his last 2 fights(KO vs Pulver and Brabo Choke to Rave) and he was impressive.

Dodson should get the win here, but Im glad the Flys are starting to fill cards.

[Crunchie]

UFC on Fox 3
Date: May 5, 2012
Venue: IZOD Center
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey

Main Bouts (on Fox):
-Jim Miller (21-3; #5 Lightweight) vs. Nate Diaz (15-7; #10 Lightweight)
-Josh Koscheck (17-5; #5 Welterweight) vs. Johny Hendricks (12-1; #6 Welterweight)
-Pat Barry (7-4) vs. Lavar Johnson (16-5)
-Alan Belcher (17-6) vs. Rousimar Palhares (14-3; #9 Middleweight)

Preliminary Bouts (on Fuel TV):
-John Dodson (12-5) vs. Tim Elliot (8-2-1)
-Tony Ferguson (13-3) vs. Michael Johnson (10-6)
-Pascal Krauss (10-0) vs. John Hathaway (15-1)
-Danny Castillo (13-4) vs. John Cholish (8-1)
-Mike Massenzio (13-6) vs. Karlos Vemola (8-2)
-Louis Gaudinot (5-2) vs. John Lineker (19-5)
-Johnny Bedford (18-9) vs. Nick Denis (11-2)
-Dennis Bermudez (7-3) vs. Pablo Garza (11-2)

[The Fire]

UFC on Fox 3
Date: May 5, 2012
Venue: IZOD Center
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey

Main Bouts (on Fox):
-Jim Miller (21-3; #5 Lightweight) vs. Nate Diaz (15-7; #10 Lightweight)
-Josh Koscheck (17-5; #5 Welterweight) vs. Johny Hendricks (12-1; #6 Welterweight)
-Pat Barry (7-4) vs. Lavar Johnson (16-5)
-Alan Belcher (17-6) vs. Rousimar Palhares (14-3; #9 Middleweight)

Preliminary Bouts (on Fuel TV):
-John Dodson (12-5) vs. Tim Elliot (8-2-1)
-Tony Ferguson (13-3) vs. Michael Johnson (10-6)
-Pascal Krauss (10-0) vs. John Hathaway (15-1)
-Danny Castillo (13-4) vs. John Cholish (8-1)
-Mike Massenzio (13-6) vs. Karlos Vemola (8-2)
-Louis Gaudinot (5-2) vs. John Lineker (19-5)
-Johnny Bedford (18-9) vs. Nick Denis (11-2)
-Dennis Bermudez (7-3) vs. Pablo Garza (11-2)

Damn, some really interesting scraps on for free.