So most people will know you from current season on TUF, how hard was the process to get onto the show?
It was pretty hard knowing that there were so many talented guys at the weight. There were so many people that the world doesn't know yet but they soon will. I was try to be me and hope for the best. If they didn't pick me up and knew that I will make it in to the UFC one day one way or another.
How did you get into MMA?
I was found at a Chuck E. Cheese at the time. One of the coaches, Chris Lutter, found me working there. I was the birthday host for his son birthday party. A couple of the guys there knew who I was and Chris ask me to stop in. After I came in I never left.
What’s your best Tip for anyone wanting to go from Fan to Fighter?
Be ready to be broke for a very long time. lol. Really thought is to stay on. Be a hard worker and stay opened minded.
Your Nickname is "The Magician" how did you get that and why?
In one of my am fighter a guy was screaming on the top of his lungs, "This guy is sick he's like a Magician or something." I thought that was a cool name so I stuck with it.
In your first fight to get onto the show you finished your fight with a first round TKO, do you think this win made the other fighters in the house
fear your striking speed and skill?
No not really cuz we didn't get to see each other fight until your fight was done. I was the 3rd fight so no one really got to see my skill. The only one that I had to impress was Dana White and the coaches.
Once you got into the house you got picked by Mayhem, Were you happy being part of team Mayhem or would you rather have been with Bisping?
I was happy that Mayhem picked me. I didn't want to be on Bisping's team cuz I knew that I couldn't learn anything from him. I really wanted the guys that Bisping picked to me on my team. I didn't get along to well with some of the guys on my team as you can see.
You joined forces in the house with members of Team Bisping you called your self
TEAM DEATH LEPRECHAUN!
tell us more about how that came about? and why you clicked with those people more than your own team mates.?
I was hanging out them more. They were more like my friends back at home. Not only that Death Leprechaun started out with the 125 (flyweight) and we were planning to stick together.
Obviously by being close to those guys you became "THE MOLE" an informed em of what match-ups were gonna be called. do you think that was
the right thing to do?
Giving up the match ups wasn't really a big deal as everyone thought it was. It just gave them an extra day to cut weight. So instead of 2 days to cut they had 3. Everyone made it seem like I was giving up game changing info.To be honest on the show we didn't see to much backlash from what you were doing, was their anything that wasn't shown that you wanna tell us about?
There wasn't anything really. I was just the outcast from the beginning with my team. I only worked my coaches at practice everyday. Without them I wouldn't have been able to train as much.
On the show you come across as a bit of a joker who likes to have fun id have thought you would be pulling pranks, did you do anything to anyone in the house that hasn't been shown?
As the show goes on you'll see. I hope that they show some of the things, but all I can say I got someone beyond drunk.
"IF YOU AINT CHEATING YOU AINT TRYING" is this your catchphrase?
It's not my but one of my best friends. I told him that he would get a shout from me and that was it. So James Ross everyone knows your quote.
Tell us some times where you have Cheated in life and if you got caught?
I cheated once on a test in high school and yea I got caught. My teacher made me take the test again but with a shorter amount of time. I passed but next time I should just study more.
In this last episode we saw you fight John Albert all judges scoring it both rounds to you, how do you feel the fight went?
It was a good fight. A lot different from what I remember it was but he fought hard and so did I. Prince is a tough dude but I wish I wasn't the one that took him out. I was trying to fight TJ but as all y'all saw he was running from me.
You did say you CHEATED your way into the semis by coasting it through the second round, could you have finished him?
I should finished him in the first. I had him hurt and I didn't take advantage of it. In the second round is when I really could have but I just didn't jump on it.
If you could have finished him why did you choose not to?
I was fight the last week in the house. So what was going through my mind was if I win this fight I'll have to fight again within 5 day. I was trying to make sure that I wasn't going to get hurt before the fight.
We don't know the outcome of TUF yet so if you are lucky enough to go on And win it what UFC fighter would you like to fight?
Any Champion that wants to fight lol. I wanna fight any guy that the UFC puts in front of me. I'm not gonna back down or run from anyone. Bring on the best.
Obviously being on TUF has been good for you and what has the fan reaction been like for yourself?
It's good, people know who I am and wish me the best. It's only on the internet where people wish I would die.
What is the best way for fans to contact you?
Facebook would be the easiest way cuz I get back to everyone on there faster than anything else.
How much have you learn ed from working with Team Mayhem?
I learned a lot of different things that will help me later in my career. Not just in fighting but with everything else as well.
If you could fight any fighter any weight class any organisation who would it be and why?
Whatever champion that wants to lose their belt. I'm trying to be the best and the only way to do that is beat the best.
I always ask fighters if they could fight any famous person dead or alive who would it be and why? and how would the fight end?
Bruce Lee cuz he was the fastest fighter of his time. The way it would end is with us having a drink in our hands after a great fight.
One final question that has to be on the lips of most people who is going to win MAYHEM or Bisping? Who you got and why?
Mayhem cuz he will be the better fighter that night. Everyone is underestimating him but Mayhem got some secret skills that everyone don't know about.
we want to thank Dodson for the interview, and wish him the best for the future, also wanna thank my buddy Micky Dee for putting the interview togeather.
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