If TJ uses a grappling heavy strategy he’s more likely to win

[Kaiokenrye24]

It’s an underrated part of his game

 

[kingmob6]

He said he is planning on it.

 

[chinarice]

Sherdog will go into meltdown if TJ wins.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Not necessarily. He's going to have to get inside to get those takedowns and Sandhagen not only has solid TDD but he's bigger and rangier than TJ which could allow him to clip TJ coming in.

I'm curious how TJ's chin and cardio are at 35 with two years off, as well as his reflexes. Guys at these classes typically slow down a lot and don't have a lot of success at his age. He would be an outlier.

 

[Mayonnaiseandjelly]

tj has an incredible skillset but sandhagen is in his physical prime, bigger, longer, and definitely has the chin advantage. TJ is going to be significantly faster though and the level changes are going to open up some interesting dynamics. It's absolutely not a slam dunk for Sandhagen, but I think at this division and considering Sandhagen is a phenom who gets noticeably better each fight that he will ultimately finish TJ.

 

[Flying omoplata]

If he does It would make sense I think he might in the later rounds

 

[13Seconds]

Sherdog will go into meltdown if TJ wins.

Im rooting for him. Nostalgia is a motherfucker.

 

[EndlessCritic]

Sandhagen got dumped on his head against Bautista, nearly submitted by Alcantara, choked unconscious by Aljamain, and was lucky to get the split against Lineker.

Anyone who thinks TJ is going to be an easy matchup for him is dreaming.

 

[TheGrouch]

If he's smart, he will. Big if.

 

[chinarice]

Im rooting for him. Nostalgia is a motherfucker.

I am 100 percent rooting for Dillashaw as I have in every one of his UFC fights.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Yeah. Sandhagen is a flashy striker but his grappling is questionable.

 

[podsox]

Tj was awesome in his prime but has the division passed him by while he was gone. What’s his best win? Garbrant? Linekar