Most fans consider Dominick Cruz the greatest bantamweight of all-time, but two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw plans to steal Cruz’ thunder at UFC 227.
Dillashaw, who holds dominant championship wins over the likes of Renan Barao and Cody Garbrandt, believes he will surge to the top of the rankings with a second win over ‘No Love’ next month.
“It puts me at the top [of the list as the all-time greatest bantamweight]. I know I’m the best bantamweight ever,” Dillashaw told Luke Thomas on Monday’s edition The MMA Hour, per MMA Fighting’s Peter Carroll. “I’ve got a split decision loss to Dominick Cruz and that changed everything, a fight that I thought I won.