Dillashaw: I’d beat Cruz faster than Barao
TJ Dillashaw: “I think I’ll finish Cruz faster than I finished Barao…Cruz has got a crazy style. But I think I’m going to finish him quicker than I finished Barao.”
TJ Dillashaw is the undisputed bantamweight champion, but he never beat the man to last hold the title in the UFC, Dominick Cruz. Cruz recently appeared on the MMA Hour and made some disparaging comments about the new champion, who this week appeared on the same show to reply to them directly:
It’s so ridiculous, he’s saying he’s the first fighter to ever create movement?” Dillashaw said. “Was he the first fighter to ever throw a jab or feint? It’s pretty ridiculous, when you really think about it. Because I switch my feet and change stances, I’m Dominick Cruz?”
Dillashaw says that should the highly anticipated fight get made — which, as of now, is contingent on Cruz getting healthy enough to compete — he’ll show the difference between the two.
“For one, he switches stances to run away and throw one shot,” Dillashaw said. “I’ve never even seen him throw a combo or look that great from the opposite stance. You know? I think I’m leaps and bounds ahead of him on my standup. I think I’m going to prove it, when we fight he’s going to get knocked out.”
The champ even went so far as to say that he’ll have an easier time with Cruz than he did over the course of two one-sided fights with former champion Barao.
“I think I’ll finish Cruz faster than I finished Barao,” Dillashaw said. “Cruz has got a crazy style. But I think I’m going to finish him quicker than I finished Barao.”
