T.J. Dillashaw shoots down potential rematch with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 222

[Wild]

The rivalry between bantamweight stars T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt was renewed on Saturday when reports surfaced that the two were being considered as a replacement main event for UFC 222 on March 3. Featherweight champion Max Holloway was originally scheduled for a title defense against Frankie Edgar, but an injury will force him to withdraw from the scheduled headliner.

According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, Dillashaw’s camp would like to see Garbrandt earn another shot at the title after Dillashaw won it from Garbrandt with a second-round KO at UFC 217 last November.

T.J. Dillashaw shoots down potential rematch with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 222

 

[RaginCajun]

Cody had zero title defenses before being finished by TJ. No need for a immediate rematch.

 

[Ted Williams' head]

Yeah no fucking champion should have to defend their title on short notice. It's not classy and devalues the belt, but moron UFC don't realize that.

 

[Wild]

 

[Haulport]

Good for TJ. Everything he said is true. That loss to Cruz was BS and then the UFC froze him out for years.

 

[RaginCajun]

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[ShakaSway]

Good. DJ vs TJ is more interesting anyways.

 

[Joemacka]

So ufc 221 and 222 both had great Main events (Whittaker vs Rockhold and Holloway vs Edgar) but the rest of the cards garbage. Serves the ufc right for not stacking the cards.

Both events do less than 150K.

 

[Dat Pre-HollyHolm Ronda $]

I'm not the greatest TJ fan but you cannot fault him here. He is 100% Correctomundo on this one

 

[CLINTK9]

So ufc 221 and 222 both had great Main events (Whittaker vs Rockhold and Holloway vs Edgar) but the rest of the cards garbage. Serves the ufc right for not stacking the cards.

Both events do less than 150K.

you see my thread about having stacked cards or not? thatshow they should be. WAAAY too many injuries and usada victims these days.

 

[member 3289]

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[Hwoarang]

Not only that, but DJ finally has a challenge and a chance at a decent payday. All of which is up in smoke if TJ were to lose to Cody.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Factual response to this rumour......

 

[1031]

So ufc 221 and 222 both had great Main events (Whittaker vs Rockhold and Holloway vs Edgar) but the rest of the cards garbage. Serves the ufc right for not stacking the cards.

Both events do less than 150K.

In some ways I feel it's disrespectful to call a card "garbage" because I'm reasonably sure the fighters on it are talented and work hard. That isn't to say I would pay the money the UFC wants me to to view that card so I do see your point- the UFC does not seem the least bit interested in building fighters and the people working there don't seem to know how to build compelling matchups that more people want to see.
Their angle is: pay for the ufc and let us worry about what you will see. It's like going to a restaurant based on name value alone. The food may have potential but if it's not prepared well then what the hell?

 

[Filthy]