Barao: I would rematch Dillashaw for free
Renan Barao: “But I do want to fight T.J. Dillashaw again, and I want to make that clear. I would face T.J. Dillashaw even for free if I had to.”
Renan Barao had won thirty consecutive fights and was undefeated in the WEC/UFC until TJ Dillashaw beat him, TKOing him the fifth round and taking his bantamweight title. Barao begins his return to a title fight this weekend against Mitch Gagnon and would give anything for another crack at Dillshaw, including his fight purse:
My goal is to fight for the belt no matter who has it, Barao told USA TODAY Sports. But I do want to fight T.J. Dillashaw again, and I want to make that clear. I would face T.J. Dillashaw even for free if I had to.
It was definitely not the best year, Barao said. Unfortunately, life is not always the way we want it to be. We had a few setbacks, a few problems, and we’re getting back into it and looking at all those things that happened.
I was very sad in the beginning, but as an athlete, you’ve got to take that and move it forward. Now my goal is to get back in there and win a fight and get back to the belt.