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game,” Dolloway told PressBoxInsider.
com. “I have been fortunate to hang
around this long due to how tough of a
sport it is, but regardless of the injuries
over the years I have been able to battle
back for more and compete again.”
When discussing how the television se-
ries has affected him as a mixed martial
artist to this day, he responded saying
“the ultimate fighter was a very good
grooming tool to prepare you for a ca-
reer in the UFC but not something I
would particularly like to do again.”
With his upcoming fight being up a
weight class, Dolloway seemed to be
having a way better training camp as a
result of not having such a brutal weight
cut.
“This training camp has went well. It has
been much less stressful with the fact
that I won’t have to cut a substantial
amount of weight on fight week. A typ-
ical weight cut for me was 24 pounds,
but now it will be only 10 pounds this
time around,” Dolloway stated.
Dolloway has only competed at the
middleweight 185 pound weight class
during his time with the UFC, but he is
no stranger to fighting at light heavy-
weight.
“This is actually my second bout at the
light heavyweight division. I actually
made my professional debut at 205 so
this is not unfamiliar for me.”
When questioned onwhether this would
be a permanent move to light heavy-
weight or if he would potentially move
back down to the 185 pound weight
class, he stated “I am going to test the
waters and see if this weight is right for
me. But the plan is to make a move to
Light Heavyweight permanently.”
With the light heavyweight division so
open at the top of the division it seems
that with a win at UFC 203 he can have
a few possible higher ranked opponents
as options for a next fight, but right now
his only concern is getting past Barroso.
“There are a few fighters at the top of
the division that I have my eye on for fu-
ture fights, but all I am currently focused
on his getting this victory on September
10,” Dolloway said. “With a victorious
performance I will definitely have some
names on my target list, but until I get
my hand raised none of that matters.”
CB Dolloway seems ready to make a run
in the light heavyweight division, start-
ing with his opponent Francimar Bar-
roso at UFC 203 on September 10th at
the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland,
Ohio featured on the Fight Pass Prelims.
