Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was unimpressed, to say the least, with Dominick Cruz’s dismissal of his no.1 contender status. Chief among Cruz’s concerns was Dillashaw’s two-year suspension for doping, but TJ Dillashaw told Submission Radio he doesn’t care what a “salty c***” like Cruz thinks.
“He sounds like a salty c***, to be honest. I just think he’s obviously jealous of me being able to stay in the top with my layoff, and how long I’ve been in the sport and me still being able to come back and prove that I’m still the best. I did lose money.
Dillashaw Fires Back at “salty c***” Cruz
Me not fighting for two years while being a champion is a lot of money out of my pocket. [If I keep] racking in the wins, getting title defenses, I mean, we’re talking about millions and millions of dollars that I let slip through my fingers because I made a f****** stupid mistake.
So yeah, I paid my time, I came back and f****** grinded to get that win on f****** one leg and one eye, and there’s nothing you can do to deny me that it’s my shot.
So like I said, he’s just being salty, and that’s kind of his personality anyways. He’s kind of an unlikable dude. I mean, I’ve always respected him and I think he’s got a good eye for stuff, but he’s got like this chip on his shoulder where he feels like everything’s owed to him, and he’s just always complaining about s***.”
Cruz once deposed TJ Dillashaw from the bantamweight title, defeating him via split decision back in 2016. TJ Dillashaw, at this stage, isn’t interested in a rematch. He wants to recapture UFC gold. “I’ve got bigger fish to fry, to be honest.
All the chips are kind of lining up, I get my belt back, [Henry] Cejudo is saying he’s coming back. You’ve got Jose Aldo. I think there’s a lot more dangerous and notable guys to fight.”
Dillashaw’s fight against Cory Sandhagen saw him sustain an ACL injury, which has left him sidelined ever since. “I just beat a No. 1 contender fight, which I actually think is a more dangerous guy, on one leg.
So, I could f****** beat this chump [Sterling] coming up soon on one leg as well. I’m not too worried about him. I think Cory Sandhagen is actually a tougher fight. And if he had a little more well-roundedness, he’d be even further along.
But I just feel that nothing’s gonna hold me back from getting my belt, no matter what it is. If I gotta go in there and fight with one arm, one leg, one eye. It don’t matter.” What do you think of TJ Dillashaw getting a title shot? Let us know in the comments.
