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TJ Dillashaw, a former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, has retired from blended martial arts. Multiple retailers confirmed the information from Dillashaw’s agent, Tiki Ghosn. The information comes lower than two months after Dillashaw failed in his bid to win the championship a 3rd time.
UFC has but to make an announcement on the matter, however Dillashaw was faraway from the bantamweight rankings pool on Monday.
Dillashaw made his UFC debut in December 2011 in simply the fourth skilled struggle of his profession, shedding to John Dodson within the finals of Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Seven fights later, Dillashaw upset Renan Barao to win the UFC bantamweight championship. He efficiently defended the title twice earlier than shedding the belt to Dominick Cruz in January 2016.
Dillashaw’s second title reign kicked off in November 2017 with a knockout win over Cody Garbrandt. He would defeat Garbrandt by knockout once more within the rematch.
Then got here a dangerous interval in Dillashaw’s profession. He dropped all the way down to flyweight to problem then-champion Henry Cejudo in an try and develop into a two-division titleholder. Not solely did Dillashaw lose by knockout in simply 32 seconds, however he additionally examined constructive for performance-enhancing medication in pre and post-fight screenings.
Dillashaw was stripped of his bantamweight title and was handed a two-year suspension by USADA.
He returned to motion in July 2021, beating high contender Cory Sandhagen by cut up choice, incomes a shot at champion Aljamain Sterling. Sterling made simple work of Dillashaw in October, scoring a second-round TKO as Dillashaw reaggravated a shoulder damage and the joint dislocated twice throughout the struggle. After the struggle, Dillashaw stated he would endure surgical procedure on his shoulder.
Dillashaw retires with a document of 17-5, together with 11 wins by stoppage.
