Flyweight tournament for March 3rd

See Joe winning this.

I got Benavidez as well.

I would like to see a Dodson vs Silva matchup.

Well I think it's a no brainer that Dodsen will be moving down as soon as he's able. Plus Kenny Florian might cut off one of his legs and try his hand at flyweight.

Nice, looking forward to seeing them make a Flyweight page on ufc.com and who they populate it with.

mighty mouse vs. benavidez should provide a hell of a championship fight and create some buzz for the new division.. now if they can both win so this match comes true because this is what i want to see

Uncle Creepy has this sewed up fellas. He and Mighty Mouse should be a war! I can't wait for this one.

The new TUF kid should be interesting in this division as well.

I'm thinking McCall is gonna really surprise van all of you who haven't seen him fight.

GDPofDRC wrote:

I'm thinking McCall is gonna really surprise van all of you who haven't seen him fight.

Seen him Inside MMA.... He seemed like a huge doosh. Haven't seen him fight though.

dodson should make a splash in the division.. and ive see all his wec fights and his last one vs. montague... guy is different lol

I have been dreaming over the Joe vs Mouse matchup for a long time now. However I'm not sure I can pass up on Uncle Creepy here. I'm still hoping Gomez and Mongoose get a chance in the UFC. This will instantly be one of my fav weight classes.

Farmer1906 wrote:

GDPofDRC wrote:

I'm thinking McCall is gonna really surprise van all of you who haven't seen him fight.

Seen him Inside MMA.... He seemed like a huge doosh. Haven't seen him fight though.

Never seen him fight? He is a weirdo but damn he can fight. I'm big on Creepy at the moment.

Ian McCall will make his UFC debut in March at UFC on FX 2 in Australia against recent UFC bantamweight title challenger Demetrious Johnson. And as a representative of UFC's new flyweight division, McCall (11-2) wants to introduce himself to fans in a dramatic way.

"I became No. 1 for a reason," McCall said Monday on The MMA Hour. "I rededicated myself, I think that [135-pounders] don't finish people enough. I'm a finisher. I can make it exciting. I can make it what people want to see. That's one thing I can promise that people will be always be happy after I fight."

McCall admits his first experience under the Zuffa banner was underwhelming. Fighting for the Zuffa-era WEC in 2007 and 2009, McCall compiled a 1-2 record with the promotion.

"I kinda blew it in the WEC," the 27-year-old said. "I took it for granted. I didn't work very hard."

Since his last WEC fight, McCall has won four straight, including a win over Jussier da Silva to earn his No. 1 standing at flyweight.

Now, McCall will take on Johnson in the semifinals of an unofficial tournament to crown the first-ever UFC flyweight champion. Top contender Joseph Benavidez will take on 123-pound Shooto champ Yasuhiro Urushitani on the other side of the bracket.

McCall thinks Johnson is the ideal opponent to show what he's all about.

"i really, really wanted this fight because he's so talented," McCall said. "And also because he's riding so high and everyone is so stoked on him. I think it's a good fight for me. I think I match up well -- not only to win but to make it exciting. I like challenging myself. I don't want to go in there and fight some random guy who sucks. I want to fight the best."

As much as I have drooled over MM vs Joe for the first UFC Fly title. I think I might have to go Creepy here. Very tough call, I'm very torn on both what I want and what I think will happen.

Johnson has looked good in losing his last two fights so it is tough either way. Hard to see Urshitani not getting layed on for 15.

They need to start making more Fly matchups ASAP! Any other current UFC fighter that you can imagine making the drop? I know Dodson and a couple others were brought on TUF that were expected to be Flys eventually.

But TPF seems to be very willing and happy to get guys into Zuffa.

I could see these guys cutting down
Raphael Assuncao
Chris Cariaso
Josh Ferguson
Louis Gaudinot
Scott Jorgensen
Vaughan Lee
Norifumi Yamamoto

latest word from Gomez on twitter is no call from the UFC yet. Really hoping he gets the call, no doubt in my mind he is at min top 10 fly. Even if he is currently at BW, fly is where he belongs.

GDPofDRC wrote:

I'm thinking McCall is gonna really surprise van all of you who haven't seen him fight.

I caught that one. It took a sec and then I lmao.

Ulysses Gomez
@uselessgomez
Ill be your huckleberry... RT @jackhammer135: I'm calling out the badest 125er out there to fight (cont) tl.gd/enscv7

jared papazian lost to a guy named shad? hmmm set it up tachi!

GDPofDRC wrote:

jared papazian lost to a guy named shad? hmmm set it up tachi!

In all seriousness, this kid is only 23 and would be a nice addition to the new UFC fly.

Demetrious Johnson
@MightyMouseUFC
Am session done great work out this morning with sakurai time to go get some grub #teammighty pic.twitter.com/3TNsUn8i