At this point it feels like TJ Dillashaw and Urijah Faber have been feuding for longer than they were ever cohorts. Dillashaw joined Team Alpha Male in 2009, just a few months after graduating college as a three-time D1 NCAA tournament qualifier. His short amateur career, first pro fights, Ultimate Fighter season, and run to his first UFC championship all came working out of Faber’s MMA super-camp in Sacramento, CA.
When Dillashaw and coach Duane Ludwig left with the belt in 2015, a years long war of words ensued. Culminating in a pair of title fights between Dillashaw and next-gen Alpha Male prodigy Cody Garbrandt.