In a time when deposed champions like Ronda Rousey, Chris Weidman and Cain Velasquez are offered immediate rematches following stoppage losses, former UFC bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw is forced to campaign to face Dominick Cruz a second time.
Cruz won a thin split decision victory over five rounds Jan. 17 in Boston, Massachusetts to reclaim his title. On the sideline for nearly the past four years, Cruz made it clear he wants to cash in on a rubber match with longtime rival Urijah Faber.
"When you're the champion you don't have to talk s**t to push your way up to get that fight," Dillashaw told Submission Radio.