Dillashaw: ‘I Don’t Know If Barao Had Enough Time to Recover from May’s Beating’

UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw certainly isn’t lacking confidence heading into his UFC 177 title defense against Renan Barao.  The first UFC titleholder in Team Alpha Male history, Dillashaw questioned if his Brazilian counterpart was ready to fight him again based on his comments on Twitter.  Dillashaw met Barao at UFC 173 in May, where […]

UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw certainly isn’t lacking confidence heading into his UFC 177 title defense against Renan Barao.  The first UFC titleholder in Team Alpha Male history, Dillashaw questioned if his Brazilian counterpart was ready to fight him again based on his comments on Twitter.  Dillashaw met Barao at UFC 173 in May, where […]

UFC 177: Renan Barao Driven by Revenge, Redemption

When a fighter goes more than a decade without experiencing the bitter taste of defeat the way Renan Barao had going into UFC 173 back in May, there is a sense of complacency that can settle in. Not to say the former bantamweight king had overlooked the young upstart in T.J. Dillashaw in any way, […]

When a fighter goes more than a decade without experiencing the bitter taste of defeat the way Renan Barao had going into UFC 173 back in May, there is a sense of complacency that can settle in. Not to say the former bantamweight king had overlooked the young upstart in T.J. Dillashaw in any way, […]

TJ Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2: A Head-to-Toe Breakdown

In arguably the biggest and most shocking title upset in UFC history, current bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw dominated former kingpin Renan Barao at UFC 173. With tactical precision, overwhelming pressure and the sort of five-round conditioning we’re not used to seeing, especially in the midst of landing 140 significant strikes, “The Viper” made Barao look […]

In arguably the biggest and most shocking title upset in UFC history, current bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw dominated former kingpin Renan Barao at UFC 173. With tactical precision, overwhelming pressure and the sort of five-round conditioning we’re not used to seeing, especially in the midst of landing 140 significant strikes, “The Viper” made Barao look […]

3 Bantamweight Title Fights We’d Have Preferred over Dillashaw vs. Barao Rematch

At UFC 173 T.J. Dillashaw put on a scientific performance against Renan Barao, dominating the former champion for almost an entire five rounds before putting him away in the middle of the last round. Barao was thought to be unbeatable, and Dillashaw beat him with near-impunity. The rematch is set for the main event of […]

At UFC 173 T.J. Dillashaw put on a scientific performance against Renan Barao, dominating the former champion for almost an entire five rounds before putting him away in the middle of the last round. Barao was thought to be unbeatable, and Dillashaw beat him with near-impunity. The rematch is set for the main event of […]

T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao Rematch Likely Set for UFC 177

T.J. Dillashaw made good on his promise to shock the world like Chris Weidman did against Anderson Silva by defeating Renan Barao, and, like Weidman, he’ll have to do it all over again at UFC 177. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday’s episode of UFC Tonight that the UFC was close to booking a […]

T.J. Dillashaw made good on his promise to shock the world like Chris Weidman did against Anderson Silva by defeating Renan Barao, and, like Weidman, he’ll have to do it all over again at UFC 177. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday’s episode of UFC Tonight that the UFC was close to booking a […]

UFC: Barao and Mighty Mouse Are Chasing Records and Recognition

Two men are very close to tying UFC records, men who have combined to go 17-1-1 inside cages constructed by Zuffa’s roadies. Overwrought statements of promotion notwithstanding, there are kernels of truth in the hard sell Dana White has been doing for months now: bantamweight champion Renan Barao and flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson are bad […]

Two men are very close to tying UFC records, men who have combined to go 17-1-1 inside cages constructed by Zuffa’s roadies. Overwrought statements of promotion notwithstanding, there are kernels of truth in the hard sell Dana White has been doing for months now: bantamweight champion Renan Barao and flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson are bad […]