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T.J. Dillashaw Reacts To Urijah Faber’s Callout

The bad blood between two-time UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and Team Alpha Male continues. Dillashaw knocked out his former training partner Cody Garbrandt to win the UFC bantamweight title at the UFC 217 PPV (pay-per-view) event in New York at Madison Square Garden. They have been feuding as part of a long-standing beef between […]

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The bad blood between two-time UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and Team Alpha Male continues.

Dillashaw knocked out his former training partner Cody Garbrandt to win the UFC bantamweight title at the UFC 217 PPV (pay-per-view) event in New York at Madison Square Garden.

They have been feuding as part of a long-standing beef between Dillashaw and Team Alpha Male, which is where he used to train at. It all started when Dillashaw decided to leave the gym years earlier.

Although Dillashaw’s victory closed that particular chapter in the rivalry, the bad blood might not be over just yet.

During a recent Q&A session with fans at the MetroPCS UFC 217 Live event, Team Alpha Male’s founder and UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber stated in a response to a fight fan that a fight against Dillashaw could get him interested in a comeback.

Despite the fact that Faber is one of the best bantamweight fighters to ever compete under the UFC banner, Dillashaw isn’t worried about fighting his old coach.

“That’s hilarious man,” Dillashaw said during a recent episode of BJ Penn Radio. “It sounds like the easiest payday ever. I mean it’s just comical. I mean come out of retirement, get a title shot off of what, losing to Jimmy Rivera and looking like crap in his fights? I mean it’s hilarious.

But like I said, it’d be an easy payday, so I guess I shouldn’t be laughing at it. I should be pumping him up.”

Faber decided to hang up his gloves last December in his hometown of Sacramento. As for the reasons for his retirement, it was due to a waning passion for the actual fights as well as still having his health.

Since then, he has stayed busy by doing commentary work on the Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Snoopcast and remaining an integral part of Team Alpha Male as both coach and training partner.

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T.J. Dillashaw Says Team Alpha Male’s Trash Talk Fired Him up at UFC 217

T.J. Dillashaw was motivated by some trash talk from his former Team Alpha Male coaches and teammates. This past Saturday night (Nov. 4), Dillashaw took on Cody Garbrandt for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title at UFC 217. The c…

T.J. Dillashaw was motivated by some trash talk from his former Team Alpha Male coaches and teammates. This past Saturday night (Nov. 4), Dillashaw took on Cody Garbrandt for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title at UFC 217. The championship scrap took place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dillashaw captured the […]

Urijah Faber Reveals Which Fight He Would Come Out Of Retirement For

As seen at Saturday’s UFC 217 PPV (pay-per-view) event in New York at Madison Square Garden, T.J. Dillashaw knocked out his former training partner Cody Garbrandt to win the UFC bantamweight title for a second time during his pro-MMA (mixed-martial-arts) career. There was a lot of bad blood leading up to this bout as they […]

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As seen at Saturday’s UFC 217 PPV (pay-per-view) event in New York at Madison Square Garden, T.J. Dillashaw knocked out his former training partner Cody Garbrandt to win the UFC bantamweight title for a second time during his pro-MMA (mixed-martial-arts) career.

There was a lot of bad blood leading up to this bout as they have been feuding as part of a long-standing beef between Dillashaw and his former training camp, Team Alpha Male.

It all started when Dillashaw decided to leave the gym years earlier. Although Dillashaw’s victory closed that particular chapter in the rivalry, the bad blood might not be over just yet.

While answering a fan question at the MetroPCS UFC 217 Live event shortly (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting) before the event went live, Team Alpha Male’s founder and UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber stated in a response to a fight fan that a fight against Dillashaw could get him interested in a comeback.

If you recall, Faber decided to hang up his gloves last December in his hometown of Sacramento. As for the reasons for his retirement, it was due to a waning passion for the actual fights as well as still having his health.

Since then, he has stayed busy by doing commentary work on the Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Snoopcast and remaining an integral part of Team Alpha Male as both coach and training partner.

Also, the former UFC star would go on to serve as a coach on Garbrandt’s team for this season of The Ultimate Fighter coaching against Dillashaw. As seen on that season of the reality show, Faber and Dillashaw almost came to blows over their disputes.

“I would say probably the [fight] with the most zeroes behind it, number one. You know, I would say probably T.J. Dillashaw. That sounds like a good time.”

Before this event, Faber went on record by telling Forbes contributor Brian Mazique that fighting is the “best” and “oldest way of settling disputes on the freaking planet.” He also stated that he was hoping that the bad blood between Garbrandt and Dillashaw would be settled.

It seems that has all changed with Dillashaw beating Garbrandt. Thus, it’s possible that Faber will try to kill two birds with one stone and look to settle his personal issues with Dillashaw while taking one final crack at UFC gold.

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T.J. Dillashaw on Facing Demetrious Johnson: ‘That’s The Fight I Want’

New UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw isn’t interested in defending his title for his next fight. Instead, he wants a champion vs. champion match with long-time flyweight king Demetrious Johnson. Earlier this year, Dillashaw had agreed to …

New UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw isn’t interested in defending his title for his next fight. Instead, he wants a champion vs. champion match with long-time flyweight king Demetrious Johnson. Earlier this year, Dillashaw had agreed to move down and fight Johnson to keep him on a planned card. Instead, “Mighty Mouse” turned down the […]

Cody Garbrandt Releases Footage of Alleged Knockout on T.J. Dillashaw

Cody Garbrandt has released footage of what he claims to be him knocking out T.J. Dillashaw during a sparring session. The image quality is poor and you can’t make out the faces, but the stances seem to align. Garbrandt’s claims of a knocko…

Cody Garbrandt has released footage of what he claims to be him knocking out T.J. Dillashaw during a sparring session. The image quality is poor and you can’t make out the faces, but the stances seem to align. Garbrandt’s claims of a knockout do come into question, however as the clip cuts out quickly. A […]

Chris Holdsworth Ends His Silence, Claims T.J. Dillashaw Did Injure Him

Chris Holdsworth has finally told his side of the story to a gym incident with T.J. Dillashaw. Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt made waves when they claimed Dillashaw ended Holdsworth’s professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. They said that Dillashaw kneed Holdsworth in the head after being outworked in a sparring session. […]

Chris Holdsworth has finally told his side of the story to a gym incident with T.J. Dillashaw. Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt made waves when they claimed Dillashaw ended Holdsworth’s professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. They said that Dillashaw kneed Holdsworth in the head after being outworked in a sparring session. […]