{"id":370076,"date":"2020-12-04T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T18:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=370076"},"modified":"2020-12-04T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T18:22:42","slug":"petr-yan-responds-to-tj-dillashaws-title-shot-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/petr-yan-responds-to-tj-dillashaws-title-shot-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"Petr Yan responds to TJ Dillashaw&#8217;s title shot demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded to the former champion TJ Dillashaw&#8217;s recent demands for a title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Dillashaw has not fought in close to two years, having been suspended for his use of the injectable-only banned substance EPO ahead of a 2019 TKO loss to Henry Cejudo.<\/p>\n<p>As he nears the anticipated conclusion of his suspension, Dillashaw has made no secret of the fact that he wants an immediate crack at the title when he returns, also questioning the integrity of Yan&#8217;s title reign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TJ Dillashaw hopes for title shot right away after suspension | ESPN MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iGmkA7ybxCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"kgSXcV\">\u201cI want that title. I want it right away,\u201d Dillashaw told\u00a0ESPN this week (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/12\/4\/22152234\/tj-dillashaw-wants-immediate-title-shot-upon-his-return-petr-yan-and-aljamain-sterling-respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cYou\u2019ve got a guy Petr Yan\u00a0who beat someone for the belt that is 0-2 in the division.\u00a0Jose Aldo has two losses [at bantamweight] and he beat him for the title so how are you calling yourself a champion? To me you\u2019re an interim champion. That belt has changed hands every fight. There\u2019s been no one there sitting there being dominant. That is my belt so I want to come back, I want that title fight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ivzmNU\">\u201cI know\u00a0Aljamain Sterling and Yan are fighting, which is deserved,&#8221; Dillashaw added. &#8220;Sterling\u2019s been looking good, he\u2019s dominant. Get that fight out of the way and I want the winner. I was hoping they were going to fight the 12th but that got pushed back so we\u2019ll see what comes of it. There\u2019s no messing around. I don\u2019t want no tune-up fights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Petr Yan to catch wind of these remarks from TJ Dillashaw, and he didn&#8217;t pull any punches in his response.<\/p>\n<p>See how the champ&#8217;s ruthless response below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wait in line, cheater <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wskArkbG05\">https:\/\/t.co\/wskArkbG05<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Petr \u201cNo Mercy\u201d Yan (@PetrYanUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PetrYanUFC\/status\/1334512201399492610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wait in line, cheater,&#8221; Yan said.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think would win a fight between TJ Dillashaw and Petr Yan?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded to the former champion TJ Dillashaw&#8217;s recent demands for a title shot. Dillashaw has not fought in close to two years, having been suspended for his use of the injectable-only banned substance EPO ahead of a 2019 TKO loss to Henry Cejudo. 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