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Division responds to Dillashaw desire for title shot

In 2019, T.J. Dillashaw lost the UFC bantamweight championship when he was caught blood doping. Killashaw The Snake determined to…

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December 4, 2020 · 1 min read
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In 2019, T.J. Dillashaw lost the UFC bantamweight championship when he was caught blood doping. Killashaw The Snake determined to enhance his ability to injure and live up to the nickname bestowed by Conor McGregor, by injecting erythropoietin (EPO), a drug used to boost a cheating athlete’s red blood cell count. The two-year suspension ends on January 18, 2021; during a recent interview, Dillashaw said he wants an immediate title shot.

The current and past champs were not impressed.

https://twitter.com/PetrYanUFC/status/1334512201399492610https://twitter.com/HenryCejudo/status/1334508601281482754

And #1 contender Aljamian Sterling was really not impressed.

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1334511450048634881https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1334516798578946050https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1334518793448484865https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1334521226430214144

Henry Cejudo beat Marlon Moraes to win the belt removed from Dillashaw, and then “retired.” Next, Petr Yan beat Jose Aldo to win the once-again-vacated belt. As the current champ, Yan, fights Sterling sometime early in 2021, after the planned fight at UFC 256 was delayed, in the absence of a title shot, Dillashaw has expressed interest in fighting Cory Sandhagen.

UG, who do you want Dillashaw to fight next, and what do you feel about the whole thing?

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