Ludwig: Dillashaw would be champion without me
Duane Ludwig: “No one needs me. I think everyone who works with me does better with me than without me, but nobody needs me.”
A lot has been said on both sides about UFC champion TJ Dillashaw’s recent departure from Team Alpha Male to Elevation Fight Team in Colorado. Ludwig recently appeared on Sherdog Radio Network’s ‘Beatdown’ show and spoke about Dillashaw’s decision and commented on his role in Dillashaw becoming a UFC champion:
Ludwig has received his fair share of credit for Dillashaw’s emergence as an elite talent, but Bang believes that the 29-year-old would have been champion even without his guidance. Dillashaw is expected to defend his belt against Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night in Boston on Jan. 17.
100 percent, yes [he would have been champion]. 100 percent, Ludwig said. No one needs me. I think everyone who works with me does better with me than without me, but nobody needs me.
Meanwhile, Ludwig makes it clear that he would like to move past the highly-publicized feud with Faber, who recently banned Dillashaw from training at Team Alpha Male.
I’m definitely looking forward to having this all behind us. It’s happening now. I just want to make sure we’re focusing on improving and enjoying our journey, living our lives and helping each other out, he said. That’s what we need to be doing is helping each other out and not fighting, not arguing, having any bad blood.