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Marlon Moraes feels TJ Dillashaw should vacate bantamweight title if he fights Henry Cejudo
Earlier this month, TJ Dillashaw defended the UFC bantamweight title with a first-round knockout his rival Cody Garbrandt. On the same night, Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo did the unthinkable, capturing the UFC flyweight title from seemingly unstoppable flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson. Since then, Dillashaw and Cejudo have flirted with the notion of fighting each […]
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The estimated PPV numbers for UFC 227 are in, and they’re better than expected
On August 4, the UFC took over the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California with UFC 227. The card featured two title fights: a bantamweight title rematch between champion TJ Dillashaw and challenger Cody Garbrandt, and a flyweight title rematch between long-time champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. Despite the […]
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VIDEO | Champions TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo have their first stare down
It's on, @UFC fans! @tjdillashaw & @henrycejudo are ready! #UFC @MarioLopezExtra pic.twitter.com/dVLfVyPh5V — ExtraTV (@extratv) August 13, 2018 UFC 227 left us with plenty to be desired and in a way we sort of went in with plenty to be desired. Which leaves us wondering what’s next. At the August 4th event in Los Angeles, […]
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TJ Dillashaw tells Gervonta Davis to sign a one-round UFC contract “That’s all I need!”
TJ Dillashaw proved that he is the best bantamweight fighter on the planet at last weekend’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles. “Killashaw” needed less than five minutes to TKO his former teammate turned bitter rival Cody Garbrandt in the evenings main event. After earning his second stoppage victory in a row over “No Love”, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Duane Ludwig: Carrying a fighting lineage from Bas Rutten to TJ Dillashaw
Mixed martial arts is a very complex sport. When broken down and the layers are peeled back, all techniques come from someone or something. Every punch, every kick, every takedown… Anything that a coach has taught a fighter, that coach has been taught by their coach and so on. It then continues through the fighter […]
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TJ Dillashaw and Gervonta Davis trade shots over potential MMA bout
Move over Dominick Cruz, Marlon Moraes, Rafael Assuncao and Henry Cejudo. There’s another contender for TJ Dillashaw’s UFC bantamweight title, and he’s not even a mixed martial artist. Shortly after Dillashaw knocked out his arch rival Cody Garbrandt in the main even of UFC 227 last weekend, he was called out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. […]
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TJ Dillashaw shuts down Dominick Cruz’s calls for a title shot
One of the frontrunners for the next crack at UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is former champion Dominick Cruz. In Dillashaw’s eyes, however, Cruz doesn’t deserve this opportunity, as he hasn’t fought since his 2016 loss to Cody Garbrandt, which marked the end of his title reign. “The one thing I have against Cruz is […]
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TJ Dillashaw says its “ridiculous” how much UFC loves Cody Garbrandt, is happy to KO him a third time
Cody Garbrandt’s time atop the UFC bantamweight mountain was brief. He won the title with a December, 2016 decision defeat of Dominick Cruz, and lost it in his first defense, succumbing to second-round punches from his arch rival TJ Dillashaw in November of 2017. Despite the fact that Garbrandt never successfully defended the title, he […]
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Dominick Cruz , Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao argue their cases for next bantamweight title shot
It’s crowded at the top of the UFC bantamweight division. Dominick Cruz, Raphael Assuncao, and Marlon Moraes all have legitimate claim to the next crack at UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, and new UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo also has his crosshairs locked on the bantamweight king. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show this week, […]
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TJ Dillashaw discusses possible rematch with Dominick Cruz
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 227, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw stepped into the cage for a rematch with his arch rival, former champ Cody Garbrandt. In this rematch, Dillashaw once again knocked Garbrandt out, moving to 2-0 over the champ, and effectively killing their rivalry in the process. Now that […]
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TJ Dillashaw discusses Cody Garbrandt’s future: “I really don’t believe he’s got a chin”
Last night, in the main event of UFC 227, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw defended his title against the very man he won it from, former UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt. Just as he did in their first fight, which co-headlined UFC 217 in November, Dillashaw won this fight by knockout — but this time […]
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Fighters react to TJ Dillashaw stopping Cody Garbrandt for a second time
TJ Dillashaw put his UFC bantamweight title on the line against former champion Cody Garbrandt in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 227 event from Los Angeles. “Killashaw” and “No Love” head previously met at UFC 217 in New York, with TJ emerging victorious via second-round knockout. Tonight’s rematch proved to be slightly different, as TJ […]
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UFC 227 Results: TJ Dillashaw stops Cody Garbrandt in Round 1 (VIDEO)
A bantamweight title fight rematch featuring current champion TJ Dillashaw taking on former title holder Cody Garbrandt headlined tonight’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles. The former teammates turned bitter rivals, Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw first met at November’s UFC 217 event in New York. After being dropped in the first-round, Dillashaw would storm […]
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Danny Castillo discusses ‘focused’ Cody Garbrandt, ‘This is the best he’s looked’
If there’s one person who has seen the most of the Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw rivalry it’s Team Alpha Male coach Danny Castillo. Castillo who has coached both Dillashaw and Garbrandt in their respective careers has seen everything behind the scenes and out in the open between these two former friends turned rivals. During […]
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TJ Dillashaw explains why Cody Garbrandt’s attitude has changed ahead of rematch
Ahead of TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt’s first fight, which co-headlined UFC 217 in November, there were almost no breaks from their war of words. Heading into their Saturday night, UFC 227 rematch, which will see Garbrandt attempt to reclaim the bantamweight title after being knocked out by Dillashaw, the trash talk has been much […]
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TJ Dillashaw trashes “little b***h” Cody Garbrandt
In the buildup to their first fight, TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt exchanged plenty of trash talk. In the buildup to their rematch, which headlines UFC 227 on August 4, things have been quieter. From the looks of it, Dillashaw is looking to change that. On Saturday night, the reigning bantamweight champ went off on […]
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TJ Dillashaw on Cody Garbrandt: “I’m going to ruin his career”
On August 4, in the main event of UFC 227, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will defend his title against the very man he won it from: his arch rival Cody Garbrandt. The pair first met in the co-main event of UFC 217, back in November, when Dillashaw knocked Garbrandt out after surviving a first-round […]
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TJ Dillashaw believes another win over “No Love” will make him the bantamweight GOAT
UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw believes that another win over Cody “No Love” Garbrandt, who he knocked out at UFC 217 in November, will solidify his status the best bantamweight ever. “It puts me at the top [of the list as the all-time greatest bantamweight],” Dillashaw said on the latest episode of The MMA Hour […]
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VIDEO | Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw had some fun making their Toyo Tires commercial
https://twitter.com/DominickCruz/status/1009908124793180160 Believe it or not, elite level bantamweights, Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw haven’t always been the best of friends. But you would never have guessed that just by looking at their bloopers from their recent Toyo Tires commercial. Former bantamweight king and divisional great, Cruz and current champion, Dillashaw were bitter rivals circa late […]
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TJ Dillashaw doesn’t have an answer to why he isn’t fighting Demetrious Johnson
One of the most highly anticipated super fights of the current era is UFC flyweight king, Demetrious Johnson vs bantamweight champ, TJ Dillashaw. Or for some, it’s really just Johnson against any top-ranked 135er. ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson has done essentially everything one could dream of as a UFC champion. He has broken the consecutive title […]
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EXCLUSIVE | TJ Dillashaw says UFC told him Demetrious Johnson was “too afraid” to accept fight
For a fleeting moment earlier this year, it sounded as though UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw would drop down to flyweight to battle dominating divisional champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson in an incredible superfight. Regrettably, negotiations for this endlessly compelling contest stalled, and ultimately flat-lined. On the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, the bantamweight champ […]
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EXCLUSIVE | TJ Dillashaw expects to defeat Cody Garbrandt faster, more decisively in rematch
Back in November, in the co-main event of UFC 217, TJ Dillashaw stepped into the cage with Cody Garbrandt in an attempt to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title. In the second round, Dillashaw succeeded on this mission, putting his rival down with a crackling combination. Though Dillashaw was briefly linked to a superfight with flyweight […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 80 // TJ Dillashaw | Jorge Masvidal | Kyoji Horiguchi
BJPENN.COM Radio is back in action, Penn Nation! We kick things off with UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw. Last time the champ joined us, the super-fight against “Mighty Mouse” was all but finalized. Since then, the matchup has been shelved and TJ now faces former champion and rival Cody Garbrandt in a rematch at UFC […]
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Cody Garbrandt Gets Specific With Continued PED Use Accusations Toward TJ Dillashaw
Once upon a time, all was well in the California city of Sacramento. The top MMA gym for lighter weight fighters, Team Alpha Male was thriving with talented members all atop their respective divisions. Everyone got along just fine…! Then one day…it all would change. A member would disband from the team and reasons to […]
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TJ Dillashaw: UFC says Demetrious Johnson was “too scared” to accept super fight
UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw’s much discussed superfight with dominating flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson isn’t happening. At least, not for the moment. According to Dillashaw, that’s no fault of his. Apparently, he was all for this massive showdown, but Johnson wasn’t. In fact, he was told the flyweight champ was “too scared” to accept the […]
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BREAKING | Cody Garbrandt Gets Immediate Title Rematch With TJ Dillashaw at UFC 227
The UFC 217 aftermath continues to lay out. After receiving a new contract today, a fight has come along with it for UFC bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw. After reports from BJPenn.com’s own Chris Taylor of negotiations taking place for a super fight between Dillashaw and flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson going down, they would eventually fizzle out. This […]
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Cody Garbrandt takes aim at T.J. Dillashaw and Raphael Assuncao!
Cody Garbrandt takes aim at T.J. Dillashaw and Raphael Assuncao! Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is looking to score an immediate rematch with former teammate turned bitter rival T.J. Dillashaw. Dillashaw scored a second-round knockout victory over “No Love” in the co-main event of UFC 217 this past November in New York. Since then […]
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Super Fight Between Champions, Demetrious Johnson and TJ Dillashaw “not happening” According to Dana White
If we ever end up seeing UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson and UFC bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw squaring off inside the octagon, it apparently won’t be anytime too soon. Rumors were afloat for a while that Johnson and Dillashaw could have been seeing each other across the cage as soon as July for the big […]