For the past few months, since he won back the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 217 last November, T.J. Dillashaw has been heavily campaigning for a super-fight against flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Dillashaw was willing to move down with the hopes of facing the current top pound-for-pound fighter.
“Mighty Mouse” also fancied the idea, but unfortunately for the both of them, company president Dana White shut down the idea late last month. Instead, the UFC has apparently opted to push through with Dillashaw facing former champion Cody Garbrandt in a rematch at UFC 227.