Team Alpha Male fighter Adam Corrigan goes off on T.J. Dillashaw, calls him the ‘worst training partner of all time’

Former TUF standout T.J. Dillashaw has been through a lot over the past few years. He won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight title when he upset Renan Barao at UFC 173, defended it twice, lost the belt to Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night 81 this past January and is now on the track back to a 135-pound championship shot.

But more importantly, Dillashaw has completely separated from his former team, Team Alpha Male, in favor of moving to Colorado and competing as a member of Elevation Fight Team. Dillashaw’s removal from TAM hasn’t produced the healthiest results, creating bad blood between him and Urijah Faber in the process.

Faber went as far as saying Dillashaw was a fighter who cared little about other people and often displayed a bad temper. In a recent interview with Bloody Elbow, TAM’s Adam Corrigan shed some light on Dillashaw’s selfish training habits.

“T.J. was probably one of the worst training partners of all time, no matter who you were,” said Corrigan. “We have a lot of kids that are 18, 20 years old — they love MMA and just want to train with a teammate. They pay for it, and it’s the experience. You also get some serious fighters that come and train.”

“[Dillashaw] would spar with the kids that were there just to have fun and learn and be part of an experience. And he would beat the living sh-t out of them — like, till they’re crying on the mat.”

Corrigan, who holds a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of 2-2, detailed his feelings about Dillashaw’s abrupt departure from the team.

“If he had done it the right way, T.J. would probably still be in the good books with us,” added Corrigan. “But he lied about it for a long time. He said, ‘No, I’m not doing this, no, I’m not doing this.’ It was pretty tough because the team was like, ‘Hold on a second, you’re kind of just stabbing us in the back.’ He just lied about it.”

“And that’s the thing. He should’ve just said, ‘Hey, this is what I’ve been offered, they offered me to do this, and offered me to do that.'”

Corrigan added that he understands why Dillashaw would have wanted to go train alongside former TAM coach Duane “Bang” Ludwig, but he isn’t too sure if the move will play out the way the former champion wants it to.

“I think MusclePharm offered him $60,000 a year to train,” said Corrigan. “In the long-term of things, that’s not a lot of money. You’re sacrificing all the training partners you’ve got — all the top guys in the world — to train with a bunch of guys you don’t know. And you don’t know if they’re going to push you or not.”

Dillashaw will have his chance to prove that the move was the right decision as he lines himself up for another title shot sometime in 2017.

Former TUF standout T.J. Dillashaw has been through a lot over the past few years. He won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight title when he upset Renan Barao at UFC 173, defended it twice, lost the belt to Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night 81 this past January and is now on the track back to a 135-pound championship shot.

But more importantly, Dillashaw has completely separated from his former team, Team Alpha Male, in favor of moving to Colorado and competing as a member of Elevation Fight Team. Dillashaw’s removal from TAM hasn’t produced the healthiest results, creating bad blood between him and Urijah Faber in the process.

Faber went as far as saying Dillashaw was a fighter who cared little about other people and often displayed a bad temper. In a recent interview with Bloody Elbow, TAM’s Adam Corrigan shed some light on Dillashaw’s selfish training habits.

“T.J. was probably one of the worst training partners of all time, no matter who you were,” said Corrigan. “We have a lot of kids that are 18, 20 years old — they love MMA and just want to train with a teammate. They pay for it, and it’s the experience. You also get some serious fighters that come and train.”

“[Dillashaw] would spar with the kids that were there just to have fun and learn and be part of an experience. And he would beat the living sh-t out of them — like, till they’re crying on the mat.”

Corrigan, who holds a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of 2-2, detailed his feelings about Dillashaw’s abrupt departure from the team.

“If he had done it the right way, T.J. would probably still be in the good books with us,” added Corrigan. “But he lied about it for a long time. He said, ‘No, I’m not doing this, no, I’m not doing this.’ It was pretty tough because the team was like, ‘Hold on a second, you’re kind of just stabbing us in the back.’ He just lied about it.”

“And that’s the thing. He should’ve just said, ‘Hey, this is what I’ve been offered, they offered me to do this, and offered me to do that.'”

Corrigan added that he understands why Dillashaw would have wanted to go train alongside former TAM coach Duane “Bang” Ludwig, but he isn’t too sure if the move will play out the way the former champion wants it to.

“I think MusclePharm offered him $60,000 a year to train,” said Corrigan. “In the long-term of things, that’s not a lot of money. You’re sacrificing all the training partners you’ve got — all the top guys in the world — to train with a bunch of guys you don’t know. And you don’t know if they’re going to push you or not.”

Dillashaw will have his chance to prove that the move was the right decision as he lines himself up for another title shot sometime in 2017.