{"id":389847,"date":"2022-05-26T19:36:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=389847"},"modified":"2022-05-26T19:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:36:07","slug":"sounds-like-a-hook-up-to-me-dominick-cruz-opines-on-t-j-dillashaws-fast-run-towards-the-title-upon-ufc-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/sounds-like-a-hook-up-to-me-dominick-cruz-opines-on-t-j-dillashaws-fast-run-towards-the-title-upon-ufc-return\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sounds Like a Hook-Up to Me&#8217;- Dominick Cruz Opines on T.J Dillashaw&#8217;s Fast Run Towards the Title Upon UFC Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is one of the most outspoken fighters on the roster and he\u2019s sure to speak his mind on any matter. In a recent sitdown interview with MMA Fighting\u2019s Ariel Helwani, Cruz talked about T.J Dillashaw returning to a fast-tracked title shot after facing a suspension for EPO.<\/p>\n<p>Dillashaw served his two-year suspension as mandated by USADA and returned to secure a victory against Cory Sandhagen back in July 2021. Dillashaw showcased his varied skillset and also displayed durability to win a split decision over the \u2018Sandman\u2019. The win put Dillashaw in the driver\u2019s seat for a title shot that he\u2019s looking to collect on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuYDJieZSQk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/chael-sonnen-snubs-conor-mcgregor-and-suggests-a-glaringly-obvious-matchup-for-tony-ferguson\/\">Chael Sonnen Snubs Conor McGregor and Suggests a \u2018Glaringly Obvious\u2019 Matchup for Tony Ferguson<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Dominick Cruz lays into T.J Dillashaw<\/h2>\n<p>Cruz wasn\u2019t particularly pleased that Dillashaw was being fast-tracked towards a title shot upon his return. While he acknowledged that the fight against Sandhagen wasn\u2019t an easy outing, he also believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/TJ-Dillashaw-62507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T.J Dillashaw<\/a> needs to put in more work to earn a title shot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-389768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/sea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/sea.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/sea-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/sea-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/sea-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe was suspended for cheating, so to get a shot after one win, OK, cool,\u201d Cruz said Wednesday on the MMA Hour. Sounds like a hook-up to me. He got two years off, didn\u2019t really lose any money and then just gets right back up in [the title picture]. It\u2019s not like he had an easy fight; [Cory] Sandhagen\u2019s no joke. But still, one fight? Pedro Munhoz and all these other people that are in the division that have just been competing, competing, competing, it\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tk4udXe0oSU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut I kind of get it, because when I was laid off for so long with my knee injuries, I came back, fought [Takeya] Mizugaki, blew my knee out again, and came back and got a title shot. But I hadn\u2019t lost, and I hadn\u2019t gotten in trouble for anything \u2013 I just blew my knees out. So, it\u2019s a little different, and I got my shot that way.&#8221; [h\/t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/5\/25\/23141917\/dominick-cruz-on-t-j-dillashaw-getting-next-title-shot-sounds-like-hook-up-to-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> mmafighting.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dillashaw was one of the most popular fighters in the UFC before he was suspended for taking banned substances. While his image may be tarnished in the eyes of some fans, it\u2019s clear that the UFC still backs him as a top-tier contender who can make an impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is one of the most outspoken fighters on the roster and he\u2019s sure to speak his mind on any matter. In a recent sitdown interview with MMA Fighting\u2019s Ariel Helwani, Cruz talked about T.J Dillashaw returning to a fast-tracked title shot after facing a suspension for EPO. Dillashaw served [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":389848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2006],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-389847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}