{"id":97452,"date":"2014-05-15T06:37:55","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T13:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=97452"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:40:19","slug":"dillashaw-i-have-to-be-aggressive-but-safe-against-barao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dillashaw-i-have-to-be-aggressive-but-safe-against-barao\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillashaw: &#8216;I have to be aggressive, but safe against Barao&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/strROo0OfMU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday on FOX Sports 1, UFC 173 headliner TJ Dillashaw discussed his upcoming title shot against Renan Barao, Duane Ludwig&#8217;s departure from Team Alpha Male and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TJ Dillashaw on if he\u2019s prepared to take on the champ Renan Barao in the title fight:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m more prepared now than I\u2019m ever going to be. It\u2019s a perfect storybook ending for me. I feel like I\u2019m the best fighter I could be right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dillashaw on being the underdog in the fight:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIf I didn\u2019t believe I could win, I wouldn\u2019t be doing it. Being an underdog is better for me because you don\u2019t have expectations and you get to prove everyone wrong. I don\u2019t feel the pressure at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dillashaw on coach Duane Ludwig leaving Team Alpha Male:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough not having him here every day. His intensity is great and he keeps us accountable for our training every day. I\u2019ll definitely cross-train with him in Colorado. My fight camps will be here and I\u2019ll have him come out and train with me and I\u2019ll have him in my corner when I fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dillashaw on if training with Faber, who fought Barao last, will help his prep for the fight:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cYes. Urijah prepared for some things that didn\u2019t happen. Barao is an offensive fighter. I have to get him going backwards. I have to be aggressive while being safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday on FOX Sports 1, UFC 173 headliner TJ Dillashaw discussed his upcoming title shot against Renan Barao, Duane Ludwig&#8217;s departure from Team Alpha Male and more. TJ Dillashaw on if he\u2019s prepared to take on the champ Renan Barao in the title fight:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m more prepared now than I\u2019m ever going to be. 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