Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw’s pity party continues, as he claims he is being “thrown under the bus” following his loss at UFC 280. Dillashaw, who only recently returned from a two-year suspension following a positive test for EPO use, faced bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling last weekend with a dislocated shoulder.
It became clear early in the fight that he had little to no chance of winning, and Dillashaw revealed afterward that he’d been fighting the injury for months. Some, like MMA analyst Luke Thomas, declared the incident “borderline fraud,” and he fired back on The MMA Hour.
T.J. Dillashaw “Thrown Under the Bus”
“Like I’m not being thrown under the bus enough. Like he thinks I went in there to collect a paycheck. I went in there with the utmost belief that I was going to win, and I was going to get my title back, something I’ve been waiting to do for three-and-a-half years and chomping at the bit. I just beat Cory Sandhagen on one leg, and why not? Why would I not believe I can beat a guy who’s less dangerous and that I matched up with really well.
The shoulder obviously came out a lot sooner than I hoped and didn’t go back in, which, on average, was not the case – so unfortunate kind of events.”
Dillashaw also argued that he, over the course of the past few years, including being stripped fo the title for taking PEDs, lost “more money than anyone else”.
“I lost a lot more money than anyone else. Losing a world title, that’s millions of dollars out of my pocket. I should be sitting on top, looking for the next big fight.” Dillashaw argued that he was the one gambling, with his health, when he faced Aljamain Sterling.
“I took a gamble as well, and that’s why it’s called f****** gambling. You don’t know the situation. I took a gamble. I could have sat out and got surgery, but when I come back, who knows if I’m going to get a title shot right away, or I’m going to have to fight my way back up in it, or how bad this shoulder is. Let’s be honest, this is my third surgery in my left shoulder. It’s not like I’m a spring f****** chicken and it’s going to be an easy fix. It’s a serious thing.”
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