T.J. Dillashaw and Aljamain Sterling will fight at UFC 280. Photo: USA Today Sports
At UFC 280 in October, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will put his title on the line against former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw. Dillashaw got suspended in 2019, after fighting Henry Cejudo for the flyweight title, and visiting The MMA Hour, “Aljo” claimed that the former champ is still cheating.
“Isn’t it fascinating he got knocked out by Henry Cejudo with a toe? It wasn’t the shin, it wasn’t the foot, it was the toe that knocked him down and wobbled him the way that it did,” Sterling said.
After the fight with Cejudo, Dillashaw got a two-year suspension by USADA after failing drug tests for EPO. He returned to the octagon in 2021 and defeated Cory Sandhagen, and with the debated split decision-win he earned his third bantamweight title shot.
“He came back and took those monster shots from Cory Sandhagen, I don’t know, my man. I don’t know. I know you can make the argument, ‘Oh, he cut too much weight, the brain fluids.’ Miss me with that shit. The guy’s still cheating. He’s still finding ways to cheat. Once a cheater, always a cheater,” Sterling said.
Aljamain Sterling promised to be faster, stronger and smarter
T.J. Dillashaw recently claimed that Aljamain Sterling is not a dangerous fighter, and visiting The MMA Hour, “Aljo” took the opportunity to respond.
“The athletes are the ones taking over the sport, right? So he can say whatever it is that he wants to say, I’m going to be smarter in there, I’m going to be faster in there, I’m going to be stronger than him in there, I’m going to be the bigger guy in there, and we’ll see who’s the most dangerous guy in the division,” Sterling said.