How do you see DJ at 135?

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If he decides to move up on weight and fight against Cruz/Dillashaw/Cody No Love/ Almeida/Lineker/Caraway/Rivera?
 
he needs to pack on the muscle.
he has the best stand up in FW or BW (except maybe dillashaw) but his opponent will use their size and strength advantage and become panic wrestlers and defeat him that way.
 
Since his last fight at BW he's developed a very good clinch game and improved his boxing so it'd be interesting for sure.
 
His frame is just to small as shown by his losses at 135
 
If he decides to move up on weight and fight against Cruz/Dillashaw/Cody No Love/ Almeida/Lineker/Caraway/Rivera?
Hmmmm....I'd love to see it. Cruz, Dilli would likely be favorites but he could def hang with anyone on that list. It becomes a whole new ballgame when you toss in that extra power and the fact these guys wont be gassing as easily as the power hitters that he has fought at 25.
If Eliot almost slept him, a guy like Cody or Lineker could def put his lights out.

But to me, it is silly for him to keep fighting the same inferior fighters on repeat, in a weak/undeveloped division, and beef up his win streak like Ronda did. To see such talent used against inferior comp is like having a Ferrari and only driving 20 mph. He could easily take a few fights at 35, wait for division to evolve/guys to catch up, and then come back down when the division is more developed.
 
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