Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has decided to call it a career according to his manager Tiki Ghosn.<\/p>\n
Dillashaw (17-5 MMA) most recently competed at October’s UFC 280 event in Abu Dhabi, where he challenged Aljamain Sterling for the promotions 135lbs title. The bout proved to be a one-sided contest, as ‘Killashaw’ had his shoulder pop out early in the opening round and was never able to recover from the injury. ‘Funkmaster<\/a>‘ was able to take the fight to the floor with relative ease and proceeded to ground and pound Dillashaw to a second-round TKO victory.<\/p>\n Following the disappointing setback, TJ Dillashaw announced that he would be heading for surgery and likely would not be able to compete again until 2024.<\/p>\n “Another year,”<\/em> Dillashaw said to ESPN<\/a> about a likely time frame for his return. “Nine months until I can start training rough and tough, and then making sure everything is healed up. I’ve had shoulder surgery before and I’d say another year, maybe, to compete. Either a year to compete, or a year to get back to a training camp.”<\/em><\/p>\n While Dillashaw did not hint at any plans of retiring during that interview, rumors started swirling this evening after UFC Roster Watch<\/em> announced that ‘Killashaw’ had been removed from the promotions active roster.<\/p>\n Shortly after that revelation, Michael Wonsover<\/a> announced on Twitter that TJ Dillashaw had informed the UFC of his plans for retirement.<\/p>\n “BREAKING: TJ Dillashaw has notified the UFC of his retirement. Dillashaw went 1-1 after serving a 2-year suspension from 2019-2021.”<\/em><\/p>\n Veteran journalist Ariel Helwani later confirmed the news:<\/p>\n TJ Dillashaw has decided to retire. The UFC was notified around a week and a half ago. @The_MDubb<\/a> first reported the news. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s more, from my car, on what happened: pic.twitter.com\/goxUGdgYWw<\/a><\/p>\n — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n