TJ (left) and Faber (right): from friends to rivals in a short time. Photo: Disclosure
The climate between Urijah faber e TJ Dillashaw It got really hot since the former UFC bantamweight champion left the Team Alpha Male team, led by the “California Kid” and where they trained together. During an appearance on North American TV with Dominick Cruz, his title opponent at UFC 199, Faber found time to provoke Dillashaw and even accused him of using illegal substances throughout his career.
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It all started with some provocations from Cruz, who said that Faber avoided facing the best athletes and chose his fights, citing the fact that he had never faced Dillashaw despite the animosity between them. “Man, I struggled with the TJ Dillashaw for eight years every day. I killed the TJ Dillashaw (in training). He looks like a brat, a teenager now that USADA (the agency that controls the UFC's new and stricter anti-doping program) has appeared and you look like a chubby... And that's a wound I'm going to touch”, replied Faber.
Cruz quickly wanted to make sure that his rival was really saying that the former champion was using doping substances and received confirmation from Faber. “I don't know if he was using it or not. It’s just that it’s pretty obvious,” said the Team Alpha Male leader. Faced with Urijah's ratification, Dominick wasted no time and said that he was making accusations without proof.
Currently, the bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz It is the link that unites rivals Urijah faber e TJ Dillashaw. Cruz beat TJ to regain the 61,2 kg division belt last January and will now defend the title on June 4th, in Los Angeles (USA), against Faber, in the co-main fight of UFC 199 .
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