During the run up to UFC 199 and in the course of promoting that fight, Faber proclaimed he'd "smoke" Dillashaw if they ever fought. Worse, he suggested Dillashaw could've been using performance-enhancing drugs during his career and had recently been forced to stop. "He looks like a prepubescent little teenager right now because USADA came in," Faber said in April.
That left Dillashaw in the bizarre position of not only rooting against Cruz, but Faber as well.
"It's just crazy for me to say that because I didn't think there'd be any time in my life ever that'd I'd be not only rooting against Faber - especially against Cruz - but he just crossed the line, man. He stepped the boundaries with the stuff he said, the kind of person he became. Like I said, it was childish and it actually kinda hurt my feelings, man. I really don't feel like I've done anything to deserve it, just because I'm training elsewhere and following my career and doing what I think is best for myself. It's kinda crazy for him to badmouth me.
"Also for him to come out with some outlandish s--t to say to me and Cruz were on PEDs," he continued. "That's bad mouthing my career. That's putting a bad taste in people's mouth about my name. That kinda crossed the line with me."
Whether one is interested in this dispute or not, it's unlikely to stop. The pair could fight at some point in the near future. And in any case, Dillashaw said he hasn't reached out to Faber to seek even a cease fire, much less a truce. Their dispute is bound to continue.
"At this point, no," Dillashaw said regarding whether he's tried to talk to Faber privately. "Everyone's got their own story. He probably believes something else, but I don't feel like it's my fault to apologize.
"I'm hoping he feels he's done the wrong, but who knows?"
LINK: T.J. Dillashaw argues Urijah Faber 'crossed the line' after recent comments
