Las Vegas, NV – UFC middleweight AJ Dobson didn’t mind that his opponent, Tafon Nchukwi, missed weight because he now leaves UFC Vegas 78 with the win and some extra money on Saturday night.
“I was like, ‘Yes! More money! More money!’. People don’t really realize how much it costs to have a world class camp. All the miscellaneous expenses too. I got a microwave that was $17 a day at the hotel,” Dobson told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
“I have no problem. I wish my opponent will miss weight every single time. I’d love to get that extra money.”
With that mindset there was zero hesitation for Dobson in taking the fight with Nchukwi.
“Not at all. I was like, ‘Yes! Yes! More money!’, and he’s going to be zapped so i’ll have the conditioning advantage,” he said.
Now there was the downside that Nchukwi was heavier than he was in the fight, and Dobson felt it for sure.
“Now that was the only downside. When I got on top of him I could barely do anything. He grabbed me and it was just like, ‘Holy sh*t’. The couple of the strikes where he grazed me it felt like an actual strike. You definitely have to be a lot more cautious when people miss weight because they’re going to be 20-30 pounds heavier than you,” he said.
“I definitely felt the weight difference.”
Both Dobson and Nchukwi were on the chopping block as they both came into UFC Vegas 78 on two-fight losing streaks, so the win was nice to get for AJ.
“I’m not out of it yet. I’m still 1-2 so this next one I have to hopefully get a finish. I’ve got to show that I can finish these guys,” Dobson said.
“I can show that I can be exciting.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with AJ Dobson above.
