Chris Holdsworth breaks silence about T.J. Dillashaw incident

[nuraknu]

Chris Holdsworth has never taken a vocal role in the drama between Team Alpha Male (TAM) and former teammate T.J. Dillashaw, but after seeing his name get dragged through the muck ahead of the Nov. 4 grudge match between Dillashaw and UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217, Holdsworth is done standing idly by while others discuss his story.

Last week, Dillashaw addressed allegations made by Garbrandt that he injured Holdsworth with a cheap shot during a TAM training session prior to Holdsworth’s successful run on The Ultimate Fighter 18. Garbrant, in a joint interview alongside TAM founder Urijah Faber, alleged that Dillashaw struck Holdsworth with an illegal knee to the head in practice that left Holdsworth with a concussion. Faber noted that the incident wasn’t isolated — it happened twice, according to Faber, who added that Dillashaw “would try to hurt people” in training sessions when he was still on the team.

Dillashaw dismissed the entire story as false.

Despite being an undefeated UFC prospect, Holdsworth ultimately took an indefinite hiatus away from MMA in 2014 due to lingering concussion-related issues. The 30-year-old jiu-jitsu ace still has yet to return, having instead transitioned into a coaching role at TAM. But after staying silent on the Dillashaw incident for more than three years after it was alleged to take place, Holdsworth finally broke his silence Monday on The MMA Hour, calling Dillashaw a liar in an explosive response....

Source/more: Chris Holdsworth breaks silence about T.J. Dillashaw incident, accuses him of using ‘special supplements’

 

[Nemo?]

Chris Holdsworth has never taken a vocal role in the drama between Team Alpha Male (TAM) and former teammate T.J. Dillashaw, but after seeing his name get dragged through the muck ahead of the Nov. 4 grudge match between Dillashaw and UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217, Holdsworth is done standing idly by while others discuss his story.

Last week, Dillashaw addressed allegations made by Garbrandt that he injured Holdsworth with a cheap shot during a TAM training session prior to Holdsworth’s successful run on The Ultimate Fighter 18. Garbrant, in a joint interview alongside TAM founder Urijah Faber, alleged that Dillashaw struck Holdsworth with an illegal knee to the head in practice that left Holdsworth with a concussion. Faber noted that the incident wasn’t isolated — it happened twice, according to Faber, who added that Dillashaw “would try to hurt people” in training sessions when he was still on the team.

Dillashaw dismissed the entire story as false.

Despite being an undefeated UFC prospect, Holdsworth ultimately took an indefinite hiatus away from MMA in 2014 due to lingering concussion-related issues. The 30-year-old jiu-jitsu ace still has yet to return, having instead transitioned into a coaching role at TAM. But after staying silent on the Dillashaw incident for more than three years after it was alleged to take place, Holdsworth finally broke his silence Monday on The MMA Hour, calling Dillashaw a liar in an explosive response....

Source/more: Chris Holdsworth breaks silence about T.J. Dillashaw incident, accuses him of using ‘special supplements’

I don't give a shit if this is true.....they have been ganging up and mocking TJ for how long now?

How can 1 guy bully a WHOLE FUCKING TEAM OF FIGHTERS? FFS

STFU.

All this only become's an issue when he become's champ and change's gyms?

 

[Yossarian]

I don't give a shit if this is true.....they have been ganging up and mocking TJ for how long now?

How can 1 guy bully a WHOLE FUCKING TEAM OF FIGHTERS? FFS

STFU.

All this only become's an issue when he become's champ and change's gyms?

Yeah I heard enough. All the drama I hear comes from them, not the other way around.

 

[member 3289]

Snitching about his PED use is ho shit.

 

[Mishima Zaibatsu]

I'll still like to see him fight, but that's some shit from TJ...

 

[Hwoarang]

Lol. Holdsworth comes off looking totally like a little bitch from this.
Organizes an interview purely so he can have a whinge about another fighter smfh.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Sounds like a butt hurt baby....,,should stop talking now

 

[nuraknu]

He says he only did it because he heard TJ doing an interview lying about it. Holdsworth has pretty much stayed out of the whole thing until now.

I like him a lot, actually. He's my favorite ultimate fighter winner. If you didn't watch his season, basically he acted like you would plan on acting - everyone else screwing around, him always chill and focused on the goal. My memory is that he won pretty easily.

Imo Holdsworth gets a pass. His whole career was upended.

 

[mysticmac]

TJ wasn't the only guy in the room bullying guys around. Danny did it a lot too. I'm sure there were more.

 

[Team Bisping]

Alpha is a weird team, on one hand they seem to have a cool 'family' vibe, faber seems like a cool cat, but there's a few ego's in there like garbrandt and Buchholz, that when put together there merge into this uber douche entity.

Sure they have great fighters but if i were an up and comer, i'd rather go to tristar than deal with any potential drama.

You join TAM, you're in for life until u want to switch teams, then it's open season on your personal life.

 

[Nemo?]

He says he only did it because he heard TJ doing an interview lying about it. Holdsworth has pretty much stayed out of the whole thing until now.

I like him a lot, actually. He's my favorite ultimate fighter winner. If you didn't watch his season, basically he acted like you would plan on acting - everyone else screwing around, him always chill and focused on the goal. My memory is that he won pretty easily.

Imo Holdsworth gets a pass. His whole career was upended.

I don't think Holdsworth wanted to do this interview....

And he clearly says this happened before his TUF run.

It's that TAM influence.

 

[member 603]

Ask any old school fighter on a Brazilian team what that is like.... Team and loyalty is and has always been HUGE in the BJJ/MMA community... DEFINITELY with the Gracie's (both Helio AND Carlson's side) vs the Vale Tudo guys, the whole BTT vs Chute Boxe rivalry, and with the original American teams like Team Quest, MFS, Lion's Den, Team Punishment, Hammer House, and ATT...... You didn't team jump, you were either family or a traitor (the Brazilians would kill each other). I've saw it when the Blackzilians started in Fl, and a lot of ATT guys left to go there, that was some shit you just didn't do. In the modern day BJJ community it has changed a lot, where guys will go and train with different gyms because a lot of the American competitors are friendly with each other, and promote community (plus so many different teams have re-affiliated), but there are some old school Brazilian coaches who still hold to that today.