{"id":275985,"date":"2018-05-10T08:17:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=275985"},"modified":"2018-10-10T20:55:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T03:55:24","slug":"exclusive-tj-dillashaw-says-ufc-told-him-demetrious-johnson-was-too-afraid-to-accept-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-tj-dillashaw-says-ufc-told-him-demetrious-johnson-was-too-afraid-to-accept-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | TJ Dillashaw says UFC told him Demetrious Johnson was &#8220;too afraid&#8221; to accept fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 80 \/\/ TJ Dillashaw | Jorge Masvidal | Kyoji Horiguchi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7-T9676TXSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For a fleeting moment earlier this year, it sounded as though UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw would <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-tj-dillashaw-responds-idiot-cody-garbrandt-explains-hell-cut-125\/\">drop down to flyweight<\/a> to battle dominating divisional champ Demetrious &#8220;Mighty Mouse&#8221; Johnson in an incredible superfight. Regrettably, negotiations for this endlessly compelling contest stalled, and ultimately flat-lined.<\/p>\n<p>On the latest episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/bjpenn-com-radio-ep-80-tj-dillashaw-jorge-masvidal-kyoji-horiguchi\/\">BJPENN.COM Radio<\/a>, the bantamweight champ Dillashaw recounted the end of the negotiations for this bout. Apparently, he heard different things from different parties. While Mighty Mouse himself claimed to want the fight, Dillashaw says the UFC told him the flyweight champ was &#8220;too afraid&#8221; to accept the bout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I talk to Demetrious Johnson, I hear one thing,&#8221; Dillashaw said. &#8220;I talk to the UFC, I hear another thing. 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