Former UFC champion T.J. Dillashaw tried his hand at flyweight in 2019 when he challenged then-champion Henry Cejudo. As we all saw, it was a failed experiment that took away two years from his fighting career.
The 36-year-old Dillashaw had often been candid about what he described as a “giant mistake,” and some credit does go to him for that. And if you ask him if he will ever make another run at 125 pounds, this was his response.
“That’s why I f—ked up. My body was dying. (They were) telling me I couldn’t do it.