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TJ Dillashaw & Cody Garbrandt Continue Trading Trolls On Social Media

With the UFC looking to book a short notice rematch between bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt for March 3’s UFC 222 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the two rivals have continued to clash on social media. Today, Dillashaw, who hasn’t expressed much interest in the idea, took to Twitter to take a shot at […]

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With the UFC looking to book a short notice rematch between bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt for March 3’s UFC 222 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the two rivals have continued to clash on social media.

Today, Dillashaw, who hasn’t expressed much interest in the idea, took to Twitter to take a shot at “No Love”:

Garbrandt then responded, criticizing the 135-pound champ for blocking him before Dillashaw made it clear that he’s ‘not hiding’:

The two first did battle at UFC 217 this past November where Dillashaw stunned Garbrandt with a second-round knockout to reclaim the title. Because of that, “No Love” is gunning for a rematch, but Dillashaw seems set on landing a super fight with flyweight king Demetrious Johnson.

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Cyborg-Kunitskaya, Edgar-Ortega Set For UFC 222

UPDATE: Sources have confirmed that Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega is “virtually a done deal.” UPDATE #2: Sources have also confirmed that Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya is a done deal. Cris Cyborg and Yana Kunitskaya might just save the U…

UPDATE: Sources have confirmed that Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega is “virtually a done deal.” UPDATE #2: Sources have also confirmed that Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya is a done deal. Cris Cyborg and Yana Kunitskaya might just save the UFC 222 pay-per-view. Cyborg is the reigning UFC women’s featherweight champion. Kunitskaya is Invicta FC’s bantamweight title holder. […]

John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz Booked For UFC 222 On 3/3

It looks like the John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz bout is back on as part of the upcoming UFC 222 pay-per-view fight card. After the fight was pulled from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125: Machida vs. Anders event in Belem, Brazil, where it …

It looks like the John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz bout is back on as part of the upcoming UFC 222 pay-per-view fight card. After the fight was pulled from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125: Machida vs. Anders event in Belem, Brazil, where it was slated to serve as the co-main event of the […]

Dillashaw Would Consider Garbrandt Rematch If UFC Makes It “Worth His While”

This past weekend it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury that would force him out of his scheduled UFC 222 main event against Frankie Edgar. With the event, which is slated for March 3, 2018, approaching quickly, the UFC began scrambling to find a new headliner and the idea […]

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This past weekend it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury that would force him out of his scheduled UFC 222 main event against Frankie Edgar.

With the event, which is slated for March 3, 2018, approaching quickly, the UFC began scrambling to find a new headliner and the idea of a rematch between bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt was brought up.

Garbrandt, who lost the title to Dillashaw via second-round knockout this past November at UFC 217, immediately expressed his interest in the bout, but Dillashaw did not, providing a list of reasons why it didn’t make sense for him.

Speaking to Luke Thomas on Sirius XM yesterday (Feb. 5, 2018), however, Dillashaw said that he ‘would think about’ accepting the bout if the UFC made it worth his while:

“Yeah, absolutely,” Dillashaw said “If they were to come to me with some ideas of actually making this worth my while, then yeah, there’s always that chance. … If they come to me and they offer all this money, it’s something I would think about.”

Since reclaiming the 135-pound title, Dillashaw has been campaigning for a super fight with dominant flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, and “Mighty Mouse” recently said that negotiations have begun for that fight to take place in July.

Dillashaw, meanwhile, claims that there are other reasons for his lack of interest in fighting Garbrandt again next month:

“Prove yourself,” he said. “Just because you’re a loud mouth and can run your mouth does not mean you can get a title shot. The squeaky wheels shouldn’t always get greased.

“I’m on this seven-week physical therapy plan right now with some injuries I got going on right now,” he said. “I’m not healthy, but I’ve been keeping quiet. I’m doing some rehab, which I got checked out by their doctors.

“There’s multiple reasons why this wasn’t the right time. I’m not making excuses or anything, it just didn’t work out.”

Do you think Dillashaw should accept the rematch with “No Love”?

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Report: UFC 222 At Risk Of Being Canceled

UFC President Dana White is facing a major problem with the UFC 222 pay-per-view event. UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced to pull out of his scheduled title defense against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 222. Now,…

UFC President Dana White is facing a major problem with the UFC 222 pay-per-view event. UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced to pull out of his scheduled title defense against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 222. Now, the promotion is looking to find a new main event. With just a less […]

UFC 222 Could Be Canceled Without Replacement Title Fight

With news surfacing last weekend that featherweight champion Max Holloway had been forced out of his UFC 222 main event against Frankie Edgar, the UFC was left scrambling to find a suitable headliner for the March 3 pay-per-view. A bantamweight rematch between champion TJ Dillashaw and former champ Cody Garbrandt was rumored but was thrown aside by […]

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With news surfacing last weekend that featherweight champion Max Holloway had been forced out of his UFC 222 main event against Frankie Edgar, the UFC was left scrambling to find a suitable headliner for the March 3 pay-per-view.

A bantamweight rematch between champion TJ Dillashaw and former champ Cody Garbrandt was rumored but was thrown aside by Dillashaw, who said he wasn’t prepared and that ‘No Love’ had to work his way back to a title shot. Edgar, meanwhile, was tabbed to face surging featherweight Brian Ortega on the card despite rumors of him also facing Garbrandt, and it appears that fight is still close to a reality.

However, the event itself may not be, as MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported earlier today that although Edgar vs. Ortega looks close to official, UFC 222 could be changed to a Fight Night card with that fight headlining if a PPV-level title fight is not able to be booked. With Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt II off the books, an attempt to book women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg also unsuccessful, and viable options wearing thin as time grows short, the event could possibly be canceled altogether as a last resort:

So much is still up in the air for UFC 222, but true top-level options in terms of a legitimate title fight on such short notice are few and far between – if available at all.

It may only be February, but the UFC has already seen two title fights fall apart due to injury, not a great sign for a year where they need headliners to go off without a hitch arguably more than ever.

Will they be able to save UFC 222?

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