{"id":371676,"date":"2020-12-20T12:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T20:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=371676"},"modified":"2020-12-20T12:56:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T20:56:58","slug":"tj-dillashaw-called-out-by-rob-font-following-ko-win-over-marlon-moraes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tj-dillashaw-called-out-by-rob-font-following-ko-win-over-marlon-moraes\/","title":{"rendered":"TJ Dillashaw called out by Rob Font following KO win over Marlon Moraes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was called out by Rob Font following his vicious KO win over Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 17.<\/p>\n<p>Font was making his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a year away due to injuries, his first fight since defeating Ricky Simon at UFC Washington, D.C. last December. Against Moraes on Saturday night, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-after-rob-font-kos-marlon-moraes-at-ufc-vegas-17\/\">Font showed why he is one of the best bantamweights in the world when healthy as he viciously knocked out the former title challenger in the first round<\/a>. The win improves Font&#8217;s UFC record to 8-3 overall, and he is currently riding a three-fight win streak as he&#8217;s proven himself to be a top-10 fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Following the win over Moraes, Font already had his callout ready. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jose-aldo-explains-why-he-called-out-tj-dillashaw-following-win-at-ufc-vegas-17\/\">Font joined MMA legend Jose Aldo in calling out Dillashaw<\/a>, the embattled former UFC bantamweight champion. Dillashaw makes his eagerly-anticipated return to the Octagon in January after a two-year USADA suspension for PEDs, and Font wants to be the man who welcomes him back to the cage. Check out what he said following the Moraes KO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would love to fight that guy. He\u2019s an ex-champ. Big name, huge name. If I don\u2019t get that fight, I just would love to headline a card. I want someone big, either a big name, some type of headline, I would even fill in for the champ, we\u2019ll figure something out,&#8221; Font said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/12\/20\/22191405\/rob-font-would-love-t-j-dillashaw-fight-headlining-spot-after-marlon-moraes-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMAFighting.com&#8217;s Alexander K. Lee<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Font will be ranked near the top-five following the win over Moraes and a KO like this one should give him some clout with the matchmakers. So while Dillashaw will probably want a big name in his debut, and while someone like Aldo or Cody Garbrandt makes so much sense, a fight against Font might be more realistic for Dillashaw at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see the UFC book TJ Dillashaw vs. Rob Font?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was called out by Rob Font following his vicious KO win over Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 17. Font was making his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a year away due to injuries, his first fight since defeating Ricky Simon at UFC Washington, D.C. last December. 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