Speaking to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Dillashaw explained why he thinks his first fight after two years away from the UFC should be a title shot against Yan.
A former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, Dillashaw does not think anyone has been dominant enough in the division since he lost his belt. Sonnen seems to agree with him and does not see any problem with Dillashaw coming back straight as a title contender.
However, Sonnen believes there is a fight that would make more sense before Dillashaw goes for Yan. The former UFC middleweight title contender reckons a fight against UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber would be more attractive right now.
UFC bantamweight fighters react to T.J. Dillashaw title shot demand
Following his interview with Brett Okamoto, T.J. Dillashaw received a collection of answers from other top bantamweight contenders. Even the division’s former champion, Henry Cejudo, who retired this year, reacted to Dillashaw’s request.
Aljamain Sterling, currently the top-ranked bantamweight contender, joked about Dillashaw being afraid of facing his former training partner, Cory Sandhagen, second in the rank.
Current UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan also responded to Dillashaw with disdain. Yan claimed the vacant belt after Cejudo’s retirement in a bout with former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
Chael Sonnen has a completely different overview of the situation. For him, Dillashaw already paid his debts, and he shouldn’t be punished again for his drug-test failure. But Sonnen doesn’t care about the future of the UFC bantamweight division. He wants to take advantage of Urijah Faber’s remaining time and wants to see it being used in the only way he judges worthy: a fight with T.J. Dillashaw.
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