News TJ Dillashaw Notifies the UFC of his Retirement

WHITEBELT JESUS said:
No, he wasn’t that stupid. I looked up the incident again since it’s been a bit. 15 seconds in to his last fight (Headliner) he threw one kick and then dropped to the canvas. MRI scans revealed torn meniscus, MCL, and ACL damage. It’s obvious that Tom had pre-existing heavy damage to that knee, yet he hid the injury so he could make that walk to the cage.

I’m sure Tom’s on a short leash with Uncle Dana.
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It being "obvious" in your eyes compared to TJ literally saying on camera that his shoulder popped out a bunch of times in training are not even remotely the same thing. lol
 
BEATDOWNS said:
It being "obvious" in your eyes compared to TJ literally saying on camera that his shoulder popped out a bunch of times in training are not even remotely the same thing. lol
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Well, in the end hopefully we can both agree the fans got screwed.
 
Taking the Conor route. I expect the same level of success, little to none.
 
I think this is related to the gambling investigations/bans. UFC trying to distance themselves from things that looked shady. I wont be surprised if Aspinall isn't next.
 
Something tells me TJ is in trouble for his fight with the bad shoulder and gambling
 
Uke said:
Something tells me TJ is in trouble for his fight with the bad shoulder and gambling
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Nah, if he was throwing the fight he wouldnt have tried to keep fighting with a separated shoulder lol.
 
this seems like it is becoming the pathway for people who get badly injured and would be able to recover much faster with the help of banned substances.

I don’t have a problem with this and wish the ufc would issue more out of competition TUEs
 


T.J. Dillashaw notifies UFC of retirement following latest shoulder surgery
By Damon Martin@DamonMartin


UFC 280: Sterling v Dillashaw
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Two-time UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has notified the promotion that he is retiring from the sport of MMA.




UFC officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Dillashaw’s manager, Tiki Ghosn, has informed the promotion of Dillashaw’s decision to retire. Michael Wonsover first reported the news on Twitter.

The decision to retire comes after Dillashaw was forced to undergo another extensive surgery to repair damage done to his shoulder following his most recent loss, which came against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 281. Dillashaw has been plagued by shoulder injuries in recent years, having surgery on both arms while serving a two-year suspension under the UFC’s anti-doping program for using recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO).

The latest surgery was expected to keep Dillashaw sidelined for at least the next year with another surgery possible in the future. That, however, was ultimately a bridge too far for Dillashaw to expect any reasonable timeline to return to action, which led to the decision to notify the UFC that he would retire from MMA.


If his retirement extends to all combat sports, Dillashaw retires as one of the top bantamweights in MMA history with two separate title reigns in the UFC.

Dillashaw became champion with a shocking upset over Renan Barao in 2014 and then repeated that performance with another dominant showcase against the Brazilian just over one year later. He dropped the title in a razor close split decision Dominick Cruz, but then rattled off two more wins before knocking out former teammate Cody Garbrandt to reclaim the belt.

Following a second win over Garbrandt, Dillashaw then made the decision to attempt to become a two-division champion after dropping down to flyweight to challenge for the 125-pound title. Unfortunately, he came up short, falling to Henry Cejudo in just 32 seconds.

Afterward, Dillashaw relinquished his bantamweight title after revealing he had tested positive for EPO, which led to his two-year suspension. He eventually returned with a win over Cory Sandhagen before falling to Sterling.

Dillashaw retires with a 17-5 record overall.
 
joeson said:
His arm fell off. There is no handicapped division.
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How bad do you have to deny a shoulder injury for your arm to finally fall off? Arm couldn't have fallen off a better guy! Imo
 
KazDibiase said:


T.J. Dillashaw notifies UFC of retirement following latest shoulder surgery
By Damon Martin@DamonMartin


UFC 280: Sterling v Dillashaw
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Two-time UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has notified the promotion that he is retiring from the sport of MMA.




UFC officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Dillashaw’s manager, Tiki Ghosn, has informed the promotion of Dillashaw’s decision to retire. Michael Wonsover first reported the news on Twitter.

The decision to retire comes after Dillashaw was forced to undergo another extensive surgery to repair damage done to his shoulder following his most recent loss, which came against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 281. Dillashaw has been plagued by shoulder injuries in recent years, having surgery on both arms while serving a two-year suspension under the UFC’s anti-doping program for using recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO).

The latest surgery was expected to keep Dillashaw sidelined for at least the next year with another surgery possible in the future. That, however, was ultimately a bridge too far for Dillashaw to expect any reasonable timeline to return to action, which led to the decision to notify the UFC that he would retire from MMA.


If his retirement extends to all combat sports, Dillashaw retires as one of the top bantamweights in MMA history with two separate title reigns in the UFC.

Dillashaw became champion with a shocking upset over Renan Barao in 2014 and then repeated that performance with another dominant showcase against the Brazilian just over one year later. He dropped the title in a razor close split decision Dominick Cruz, but then rattled off two more wins before knocking out former teammate Cody Garbrandt to reclaim the belt.

Following a second win over Garbrandt, Dillashaw then made the decision to attempt to become a two-division champion after dropping down to flyweight to challenge for the 125-pound title. Unfortunately, he came up short, falling to Henry Cejudo in just 32 seconds.

Afterward, Dillashaw relinquished his bantamweight title after revealing he had tested positive for EPO, which led to his two-year suspension. He eventually returned with a win over Cory Sandhagen before falling to Sterling.

Dillashaw retires with a 17-5 record overall.
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I thought snakes don't have shoulders

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He probably knew it was career ending well before the fight, and that it would likely be his last ever fight, let alone title shot. Sucks, and it used up a chance someone else would have had at the belt, but can understand the decision to go ahead with it from the perspective of a lifelong competitor.
 
So, does he really mean..

Ducking out of the USADA testing pool. And going to drown in peds. And then return in 18 months or some shit.

Then comes back and says it was the best TC of his life and shit.

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