{"id":204029,"date":"2016-09-13T07:27:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204029"},"modified":"2016-09-13T07:27:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:27:52","slug":"tj-dillashaw-cody-garbrandt-not-deserve-title-shot-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tj-dillashaw\/tj-dillashaw-cody-garbrandt-not-deserve-title-shot-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"TJ Dillashaw on Cody Garbrandt: “He Does Not Deserve the Title Shot Yet”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In January of this year, TJ Dillashaw<\/a> lost the UFC bantamweight title to long-absent former champion Dominick Cruz<\/a> in a razor-close, five-round war. Given the competitive nature of the bout, many expected the two to be booked for an immediate championship rematch.<\/p>\n

This is not the way things went down. Instead, Cruz went on to successfully defend his title against long-time contender Urijah Faber, while Dillashaw returned to defeat Raphael Assuncao at 200.<\/p>\n

Now that they’re both one win removed from their competitive title fight, Dillashaw believes the time has come for a rematch. Cruz, however, seems to be angling for a fight<\/a> with rising star Cody Garbrandt<\/a> \u2013 and Dillashaw believes that’s because he’s scared.<\/p>\n

“As soon as Cruz was calling out Faber and didn\u2019t want to fight me, I understood [what was happening],” Dillashaw said on the latest episode of Submission Radio<\/a>. “Then as soon as that fight was over Cruz was talking about how he wants to do a super fight against [Jose] Aldo. Well Aldo wants McGregor so that isn\u2019t going to happen. Then he was saying he wants a super fight against Demetrious [Johnson], but Demetrious was hurt and already had a fight lined up so he couldn\u2019t do that either. So if he couldn\u2019t run away from the weight class and not fight me, what\u2019s he going to do? Jump to number 8? Fight the number 8 ranked guy instead of fighting the guy he should fight? He just doesn\u2019t want to fight me man, he knows how tough that first fight was, he knows that I have a legitimate chance at kicking his ass, and he just doesn\u2019t want that to happen.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“He\u2019s going to do as much trash talk as he can to sort of entice people about this Garbrandt fight so that he can try to stay on top, cause he knows he\u2019ll pick Garbrandt apart,” Dillashaw said. “That guy’s a little bit too flat footed for Cruz. Cruz knows what he\u2019s doing, he\u2019s smart. He gets under people\u2019s skin; he picks the fights that he wants.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Dillashaw did admit that he’s worried this Cruz vs. Garbrandt will be made on the basis of their bad blood, he also explained that he doesn’t\u00a0believe Garbrandt deserves the opportunity yet \u2013 something he hopes the UFC will realize.<\/p>\n

“[Garbrandt] definitely shouldn\u2019t get a title shot yet,\u201d Dillashaw said on the show. \u201cHe can get a title shot once I get my belt back. He can fight me for the belt, but no way he does not deserve the title shot yet. They\u2019re giving him match-ups that are perfect for him. I was impressed with him beating Thomas Almeida the way he did, but Almeida came out with the wrong game plan. Garbrandt\u2019s kind of one dimensional and once you know that it\u2019s a different kind of game. The kid\u2019s good though. He\u2019s athletic, he hits hard. I\u2019ve got no beef with him, other than him trying to push for my belt right now. That\u2019s the only kind of beef I\u2019ve got, but yeah, he doesn\u2019t deserve a shot.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, it’s very possible that Dillashaw will wind up disappointed, as the UFC’s opts for what they believe to be a more lucrative fight in Cruz vs. Garbrandt. This is what streaking bantamweight Jimmie Rivera expects will happen, and if it does, he’d like to be the man to fight Dillashaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who do you want to see TJ Dillashaw fight next? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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