TJ really impressed me

[ChoKuRei]

Although he got rocked a few times by Cory, most people go night night from those shots and end up on his highlight reel. TJs movement as a 35 year old bantamweight was impressive. Looked like he’s been training like a demon during the entirety of his suspension. Although a close decision and I could have seen it going either way, TJ impressed the shit outta me. Reminds me of Dominick Cruz’s comeback vs Mizugaki. RING RUST AINT REAL

 

[Iron Nick]

Same here. I can't stand him, but he looked just as good as ever, regardless of who should have won that fight.

 

[Londonjitsu]

TJ has been in 5 rounders with prime Barao, Cruz and necktat.
Who is sandhagen lol
I favoured TJ the longer it went on

 

[WildShrimper]

Gotta give props for his overall toughness. Guy was indestructible tonight it seems lol

 

[Axe720]

Cardio and recovery were both off the charts, and he got more comfortable striking with Cory after he'd introduced the wrestling threat.

 

[MadNIghtKing]

Impressive heart and toughness but definetly lost a few steps athletically

 

[ChoKuRei]

He's still on the big juice

*Clean Juice

 

[Sad Dad]

Corey looked easily a weight class above. Dude is 5’11 fighting at 135. TJ proved a lot tonight.

 

[Portland8242]

It looked like what Eddie Alvarez fought like against Pettis to get that win.

 

[Pierced7681]

Corey looked easily a weight class above. Dude is 5’11 fighting at 135. TJ proved a lot tonight.

Yeah I don’t think there’s a worse matchup for TJ than Corey at 135. Yan is really good but he’s a slow starter and it might come back to bite him against TJ if they ever fight. Aljo doesn’t have much of a chance against TJ at all.

 

[Sad Dad]

Yeah I don’t think there’s a worse matchup for TJ than Corey at 135. Yan is really good but he’s a slow starter and it might come back to bite him against TJ if they ever fight. Aljo doesn’t have much of a chance against TJ at all.

I think Corey is the worst matchup style wise for tj but I think yan beats anyone rn. Tj is a bad matchup for aljo though

 

[KOPPE]

i hate everything about him. but hes tuff af

 

[Memeojima]

No idea how he ate some of those knees

 

[Iroh]

Very impressive wrestling such a big dude and keeping such a high pace and pressure constantly! And of course being able to absorb the damage and keep going forward.

 

[SamboPunch]

He's legit regardless of whether or not he took PED's. His career is tainted until he can get back to where he was IMO.

 

[Qwerty1]

His will to win is incredible. You could tell he was not going to let anything get him out of that octagon early tonight.

 

[welcometohavoc]

Same here. I can't stand him, but he looked just as good as ever, regardless of who should have won that fight.

Same. Can't stand him but he just beat the #2 in the world after a long long layoff. Not to mention Sandhagen is a bit of a weight cut abuser

 

[HatKick]

Yeah, Sandhagen's length and crisp counterpunching gave him problems, but his own striking was lit AF too. If he'd started kicking the legs earlier he might have worn Sandhagen down.

I've always hated TJ but I strangely found myself rooting for him. He has that meanness and tenacity that I love about some fighters (Yan being another)

 

[Willek]

Yan vs TJ will be insane. Both guys seemingly get better as the fight goes on.

 

[Espresso]

Yeah, Sandhagen's length and crisp counterpunching gave him problems, but his own striking was lit AF too. If he'd started kicking the legs earlier he might have worn Sandhagen down.

I've always hated TJ but I strangely found myself rooting for him. He has that meanness and tenacity that I love about some fighters (Yan being another)

I agree with a lot of shit you say bro!
TJ looked solid