LOS ANGELES — T.J. Dillashaw talked about it after UFC 217 and this week before the rematch. He said repeatedly that he doesn’t think rival Cody Garbrandt has the ability to take shots.
Dillashaw didn’t come off that theory Saturday night after he defeated Garbrandt to retain the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 227 at Staples Center. Dillashaw won with a ferocious flurry in the first round, after dropping Garbrandt initially with a right hook.
“I think he has some technical problems that he needs to fix,” Dillashaw said at UFC 227’s post-fight press conference.