After serving a doping suspension, TJ Dillashaw wants to fight for the title on his return

Dillashaw is ready to return to the Octagon after suspension. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @tjdillashaw

After serving two years of suspension for doping, the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg) TJ Dillashaw He is now free to fight again and even has a duel on the horizon. The 35-year-old athlete said in an interview with 'Real Quick with Mike Swick' podcast who would like to face the winner of the title fight between the champion Petr yan It is challenging aljamain sterling, who duel in UFC 259, March 6th, in Las Vegas (USA).

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"He (Petr yan) is already talking about it, let's see what happens on March 6th when he fights Sterling. He has a tough test ahead of him, but this is the fight he wants. I didn't lose my belt, Yan knows he's not the real champion because he didn't beat the champion to get that title. Plus, after the fight against Sterling, I will be the biggest attraction for him,” said TJ.

Dillashaw also stated that, if he doesn't get the title fight, he would like to face someone from top 5 of the category. The Brazilian executioner Renan Barao, said he wants to prove that he is the best bantamweight of all time and that it makes no difference who he will face, as long as it is someone at the top.

“I'm in a good situation. I think everyone in the top 5 challenged me. I want to come back and fight the best. I'm 35 now, I have a lot of things going on in my life, so I want to come back and prove that I'm the best bantamweight of all time. If it's to fight for the belt immediately, so be it. If it’s against someone else in the top five, incredible,” concluded Dillashaw

TJ Dillashaw was the current bantamweight champion when he was suspended, in January 2018, for the use of Eriothropoietin, a substance that increases the level of red blood cells and is used to treat kidney problems, helping in the weight loss process. A few days earlier, TJ had faced Henry Cejudo for the flyweight title (up to 56,7 kg) and was brutally knocked out in just 32 seconds.

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