TJ Dillashaw may have damaged his knee fighting Cory Sandhagen, but he’ll be back in only three months. That’s what he told Brendan Schaub for the UFC 265 Fight Companion, at least. “I had a medial meniscus bucket handle tear, a lateral meniscus tear, and a PCL tear.
I’m just glad it wasn’t the ACL. I’m happy with the results because it would’ve been nine months. I’m looking at a three-month recovery right now until I get back to training, fight for the title at the beginning of next year.”
TJ Dillashaw To Return in 3 Months
A lengthy layoff is the last thing TJ Dillashaw wants, considering Sandhagen was his first fight following a two-year suspension for PED use. Dillashaw showed some signs of ring rust in the fight, but managed to edge out a close decision win. As for the title, whether Dillashaw is guaranteed a chance to fight the champion is another story.
Sterling and Yan are due to face off again, with plenty of bad blood brewing between the two ever since Yan lost the title via disqualification in their last bout. He may well wind up facing Jose Aldo before either of them gets the chance at the belt, just as Aldo predicted at UFC 265.
Dillashaw went on to describe his injury. “So it was the last 30 seconds of the round, and I was in like a lazy leglock.
We were in the 50/50 position, and I was completely out of it, but I was chilling. I knew I won the round, so I was going to sit up top and let the round finish out, but then he turned and started punching me.
So I was like, ‘All right, b*tch,’ and I started hitting him back for my own ground-and-pound. I came in hard on my own leg and started ground-and-pounding, and we got into a scramble.
He tried to get up on his feet, and I went to sit up on top, so I leaned my chest over my own body, and at the same time my LCL just went, ‘pow.’ It was loud, dude!
I’m surprised he didn’t hear it or feel it because I heard it when it happened. As soon as the round was over, I sat down and I said, ‘My knee is f*cked.’ They bleeped it out because it’s ESPN.”
We’re wishing TJ Dillashaw a speedy recovery. Do you think he’s next in line to fight for the bantamweight strap? Let us know in the comments.
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