Det är många som har tyckt till om det var rätt eller fel av UFC att ta ifrån Jon Jones (21-1) hans lättungviktsbälte och nu har även T.J Dillashaw (11-2) sagt sitt.
Dillashaw tycker inte att Jones ska få behålla sitt bälte och att det var rätt av UFC att ta bältet.
“Not at all,” berättade Dillashaw. “If (Dominick) Cruz isn’t able to get back in the cage and defend his belt, why should he be the champ?”
“If Jon Jones can’t figure out his life to where he can live clean and be a professional, then he doesn’t deserve to be the champ, either,” sa Dillashaw. “The UFC did the right thing, and whoever wins that fight is going to be a great champion.”
Dillashaw pratar om sin skada som tvingade honom att dra dig ur returmatchen mot Renan Barao (33-2).
“I figured I had separated cartilage, so I kept practicing for a week, and I even sparred and everything,” sa Dillashaw. “Come the weekend, I was driving out to Colorado, and on the long drive out there, I knew something was wrong (with my rib). Every time I coughed or sneezed, it hurt pretty bad. I knew I needed to get it checked out, and I was surprised that I broke it.”
Dillashaw tycker att det är lite tröttsamt att behöva förbereda sig för samma kille två gånger, men han förstår varför han måste göra det.
“It gets a little irritating preparing for the same guy, but it does make it easier,” sa han. “I do know who I’m fighting, and I expect what he’s going to bring. Obviously, he’ll try to bring a little different of a game plan, but when it comes down to it, he’s going to go back to the basics that got him to where he’s at.”
“It is frustrating, but it does make life a little easier, game-planning for an opponent and watching tape. It’s a bag of mixed emotions. I’m just ready to beat him and get him behind me and start looking for the next names and continue to build my legacy. Once I beat him again, it’s going to be a great feeling.”
