‘He’s Obviously Jealous Of Me’

Former two-time UFC bantamweight kingpin, T.J. Dillashaw has taken goal at his fellow former two-time division greatest and previous opponent, Dominick Cruz – after the latter questioned how Dillashaw may probably struggle for a title subsequent following an notorious two-year USADA suspension earlier than his July return.

Dillashaw, who shared the Octagon with then-challenger, Cruz again in the primary occasion of UFC Combat Evening Boston in January of 2016, dropped the undisputed bantamweight champion to the previous within the type of an in depth, break up choice defeat. 

In his most up-to-date Octagon look, Dillashaw, a local of Angels Camp, headlined a July UFC Apex facility occasion in opposition to Cory Sandhagen, incomes his place amongst title rivalry with an in depth, break up judging win of his personal.

Nonetheless, Dillashaw has obtained criticism as of late for his requires a title struggle in opposition to champion, Aljamain Sterling – with many pointing to his infamous USADA anti-doping violation again in January 2020 following his flyweight title problem loss to Henry Cejudo.

Slapped with a two-year, retroactive suspension, Dillashaw, who plys his commerce beneath the tutelage of Duane Ludwig, examined optimistic for in-competition use of erythropoietin (EPO) – leading to him relinquishing the bantamweight title.

Commenting on Dillashaw’s potential title siege in opposition to Sterling subsequent, Cruz questioned how he may march proper again into his a title tilt following his previous anti-doping transgression. 

T.J. Dillashaw reacts to current feedback from previous opponent, Dominick Cruz

Reacting to Cruz’s feedback, Dillashaw labelled the previous champion a “salty c*nt”, and insisted he was clearly jealous of him.

“He (Dominick Cruz) appears like a salty c*nt,” T.J. Dillashaw instructed Submission Radio throughout a current interview. “I simply suppose he’s clearly jealous of me having the ability to keep within the prime, you understand, my layoff and the way lengthy I’ve been within the sport and me nonetheless be capable to come again and show that I’m nonetheless the very best. And I did lose cash, proper? Me not preventing for 2 years whereas being a champion is some huge cash out of my pocket. [If I] stored racking up wins, getting title defenses, I imply, we’re speaking about thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of {dollars} that I let slip by means of my fingers as a result of I made a f*cking silly mistake.”

“So yeah, I paid my time, I got here again and f*ckin’ grinded to get that win on f*cking one leg and one eye, and there’s nothing you are able to do to disclaim me that it’s my shot,” T.J. Dillashaw defined. “So, like I stated, he’s simply being salty, and that’s type of his persona in any case. He’s type of an unlikeable dude, I imply, I’ve at all times revered him and I feel he’s obtained eye for stuff, however he’s obtained like this chip on his shoulder the place he appears like the whole lot’s owed to him, and he’s identical to at all times complaining about sh*t.”

Concentrating on an August Octagon comeback, Cruz, who holds current wins over each Casey Kenney and Pedro Munhoz – the latest of which at UFC 269 in December, has welcomed fights against the likes of former champions, Petr Yan, and Jose Aldo.