T.J. Dillashaw lyckades under helgen besegra Renan Barao på ett mycket imponerande sätt, då han slog ut den föredetta bantamviktsmästaren i femte ronden och plockade hem bältet i viktklassen. I dagsläget tycker inte Dillashaw att Barao förtjänar en direkt returmatch, men menar även att det slutligen är upp till Dana White om de båda ska mötas igen på en gång.
Här kan ni läsa vad T.J. hade att säga om det hela, via ”MMAJunkie”:
I have no problem fighting him again, but I feel like he shouldn’t be getting an instant rematch the way he lost. It would be different if maybe I’d have finished him in the first round with that choke and maybe people thought it was a fluke. But I beat him up for five rounds. I took it to him, and he had nothing for it.
It was a crazy feeling. The fight felt like it was in slow motion. I can’t complain – it worked out perfectly. It actually worked out better than I expected. Obviously I go in there fighting the guy that’s been on a dominant win streak, and obviously I was an underdog for a reason. The guy’s a very good fighter. I knew it would take a lot to beat him. I had a huge feat in front of me. I just felt a groove, and I felt on. I’ve been doing a lot of work, and it all paid off.
I’m sure if (Barao) wins, he can get back up to the title again. In my opinion, it wasn’t like a fluke thing. But ultimately, I don’t really care – it’s up to the boss man, and I’m going to be fighting whoever. If I could get my win back from Raphael that I thought I won … Mizugaki’s on a good run, too. And also Barao. Those are three good fights right there.
Vem Dillashaw kommer att möta härnäst återstår att se, men möjligtvis blir det en match mot Raphael Assuncao som T.J. förlorade mot via ett delat domslut under ”UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields”.
