If nobody believes how fast time moves in mma, i remember specifically that guys like tj and cody were considered the future of bantamweight. Now theyre grizzled vets with too many miles on the clock

@209starrrr

8 ай бұрын

Time does move really fast. I remember 2020 we all liked Jorge Masvidal and and hated Colby Covington. Now the roles are reversed. I remember being such a huge fan of Izzy to it now being the opposite. I wouldn’t say I thought Kamaru Usman was going to be a decade long Champ because I always rooted for Leon Edwards whenever he was always saying “I believe I deserve a title shot next”. I remember seeing Masvidal getting kod flat out which was crazy cause we all praised him for having a chin. Time flies

@tyrionmannister8763

8 ай бұрын

​@209starrrr nah most people sitll hate Colby for being very inactive . And most people didn't think Jorge would be champ but rooted for him for being a regular dude from the streets . Even in 2020 most people thought usman and khamzat and ixzy would run those 2 diveuons for years to come

@Ivantheterrible81280

8 ай бұрын

Small classes are egg timers are far as prime. Little guys can’t take the punishment like the heavier classes overall.

@fangiscool1

8 ай бұрын

TJ is 37 and won the belt in 2014...it didn't move that fast. Garbrandt was in and out. He happened to overlap with TJ's pretty long career. They aren't comparable and never were looked at as the future of the division at the same time.

@hardnewstakenharder

8 ай бұрын

I remember when Renan Barao was the new thing lol

The wrestling, the striking, and the Kicks. He’s one of the most complete fighters I’ve seen and one of the best Bantamweights of all time.

@GalactusOG

8 ай бұрын

The Bas Rutten linage via Duane Ludwig really set him apart from everyone.

@stephenstuckey

8 ай бұрын

Str8up.

@angduy8105

8 ай бұрын

did u forget the angle changing

@GalactusOG

8 ай бұрын

@@angduy8105 Lateral movement, Footwork, head movement, stance switching. All Bas Rutten and Duane Ludwig specials. But TJ was able to do it all faster than they ever could.

The 35 punch combo to end barao in the second fight is one of the best finish ive seen. Kinda like a fatality

TJ is one of my favorite fighters. His movement at his peak was so fun to watch. It was like Cruz's awkward movement, but more structured. That weight cut to fight Henry was insane though. TJ was cutting a lot for 135, and taking another 10 off made him look like a skeleton. The fact he even tried it blows my mind. No excuses for his mistakes, and the blemish it puts on his legacy. But he never really had a boring fight, and he had some amazing dominant performances. He's not the goat, but he's up there with the greats of the division.

@percules94

8 ай бұрын

-Tj Dillashaw

@Big_Ham

8 ай бұрын

And all of that is nullified by him using steroids

@Ricatonniisasavage8854

7 ай бұрын

The BW GOAT is Cruz, but if Cruz is taken out of the equation, it’s Dillashaw all day. No question at all on that. Many have said: 1A- Cruz 1B- Dillashaw And I happen to agree.

Hope you're doing better bud. Its not the work we do as human beings that defines us. That isnt who you are. Its what you do. Good work as always man.

@willdallas53

7 ай бұрын

Lol did you really just rip off Batman bro? Lol

Dude has one of the the most beautiful footworks ive seen in mma.

Hated that he popped, but I've always loved his fighting style. Hope he recovers well.

I started watching UFC around the time of the 2nd Barao fight and I was amazed by TJ. I was shocked that he popped and looking at how he changed physically since then I'm not sure if EPO was the only thing he was on.

I’ve had the honors of training with him at my old gym classic fight team and gotta say TJ is the real deal really cool guy I hope the best for him in his future

@user-vx2gf1tc8u

7 ай бұрын

Was he as bad as they say going way to hard in sparring an even ended a so called pals career with a illegal knee.

@AyAngelchillfoo1315

7 ай бұрын

@@user-vx2gf1tc8u no he was really nice and well mannered maybe he changed but the time I interacted with him and e everything just a good man I can say

@platinumskull6932

3 ай бұрын

@@user-vx2gf1tc8unah tj is a cool ass dude alpha male were just salty he left

He is the Bantamweight GOAT and Best Fighter (TBE). - More well rounded than Cruz and Aljo - Most finishes in BW History - Most MMA Sites that do the rewatch of Cruz-Dillashaw unanimously say TJ should've won - Finished Barao 2x - Finished Cody 2x - Beat Sandhagen on a Torn ACL *On the EPO situation. - For sure fault TJ for that. It happend at 125 and we all can see he should've never went that low. Tryna compete at 2% body fat is fatal for most. He took it to make the weight and fight, his levels were actually equal to Henry's that fight bc he was doing it to get back to normal due to the weight cut. - Previous samples retested and perfectly clean with normal T-Levels - First fighter to come out and honest about it. Story made sense and was consistent since Day 1 - Came back off a 2 year layoff and torn ACL to beat a top 2 guy in Cory Dismissing his 135 career bc of what happened at 125 is comical. Bc the same ones that dismiss him usually are pounding the desk for Jon Jones that has had 4 PED busts/related failures. 1 time is bad, but a man can bounce back from it. But 2 or 3 or 4. Naw. So while I don't rate Jon, I feel TJ given his honesty and the retesting of the past samples can still be rated. *Note: I don't have Cruz as the 135 GOAT bc majority of his 135 wins were guys that ultimately were 125 guys that had to fight at 135 bc 125 wasn't created yet. Benavidez, DJ, McCall, Jorgenson and the early WEC guys. Smh. Uriah while I respect him, lost to every great fighter he fought like sadly. On the TJ win, multiple reputable popular MMA sites have dine fight rewatches and Unanimously now all say TJ should've won. Cruz was credited with making TJ miss, but wasn't actually outlandish TJ or pushing the action himself. So with this context. What great wins does he have at 135? Faber and Bowles Munhoz???. He was outclassed by Cody, KOd vs Cejudo, Finished by Chito. Just my opinion though. Cruz is #2 *Aljo: wins just are so marred in controversy. #3 imo

@willdallas53

7 ай бұрын

Lol no. Cody said he was on epo for years at 135 before tj popped dirty and joe rogan has said that the ufc went back and tested old samples and found epo at 135 too.

@TheWokeSportsFan

7 ай бұрын

@willdallas53 that's a lie. They retested the 135 samples and found No EPO. He was clean. If he was found to have it in any other samples his suspension would've been much longer or he would've been banned for life. Don't lie man. TJ never did at 135. Did it at 125 bc the weight cut.

@tottenham2294

8 күн бұрын

@@willdallas53then why haven’t those wins been overturned shut up bro

Prime Dillashaw vs Sean O'Malley would have been a crazy fight

@shakmarriott4820

3 ай бұрын

TJ smokes every bantamweight ever in his prime would’ve loved to see him fight my goat DJ that was my dream fight no cap

@johndong4754

3 ай бұрын

@@shakmarriott4820 How do you think Prime TJ would approach fighting Sean and beat him? I don't disagree, I'm just curious what you think

@shakmarriott4820

3 ай бұрын

@@johndong4754 he just mixes it to well footwork is so good and he can fucking wrestle as well

@johndong4754

3 ай бұрын

@@shakmarriott4820 That is true. But after seeing 298, how do you think Prime TJ would've done against Merab?

@sthao1733

3 ай бұрын

@@shakmarriott4820 LOL Prime TJ got beat by Cruz and Henry. Stop it. And in the Henry fight, he was on EPO and still got beat.

WIsh we could have seen Aldo vs TJ and Cruz real quick before they all retired. Was perfect timing for all those fights and I've always been so interested in how it would go.

@Rammsteinfanboy2

8 ай бұрын

Aldo should've got the chance to face either man while he was at 135. That was the match up to make but he wanted another belt and didn't want any fight that wouldn't lead him there.

@sthao1733

3 ай бұрын

@@Rammsteinfanboy2 Time never aligned for them. When Aldo was at his peak, he stayed at 145 and never considered moving down. It was only after he got beat twice by Max and other bigger 145 lbs fighters that he decided to move down. The other reason why Aldo never moved down previously was because his teammate Renan Barao was at 135. Cruz was always injured so the timeline never aligned for him to fight Aldo. When Aldo was at 135, he was clearly over the hump, Dillashaw was at still at his peak, it just never aligned for them to fight. And then Dillashaw got a 2 year suspension for epo. Timeline just never aligned.

Crazy how TJ was so early in his ufc career relatively speaking when he dominated Barao. He was only coming off one win against a guy on a 3 loss streak. Absolutely crazy. TJ vs Barao is bigger upset than Strickland vs Izzy.

I'll always contend that this guy had a better claim to BW GOAT than Cruz. Barao racked up a 30 fight win streak and was still stupidly called INTERIM champion because out of respect for Cruz who hadn't fought for over 3 years at that point. His footwork and striking that he developed in the middle of his career, with no background in striking, is still awe-inspiring to see develop. To see a fighter go from okay raw talent with wrestling pedigree to an elite MMA striker with a mesmerizing brutal style. Something special

His fight to even get into the TUF house was against Matt Jaggers who was one of the premier MMA prospects out of the Midwest at the time. TJ has only ever fought killers.

@user-mn3tq4yt5u

8 ай бұрын

Matt Jagger's is a long time buddy

It sucks he’s just remembered as the guy who cheated cause he owned up to it and didn’t try to make an excuse. Meanwhile guys like Jon jones can pop multiple times, suga Sean popped twice, Anderson popped, and the list goes on but because they all decided to make excuses it’s just swept under the rug

@willdallas53

7 ай бұрын

He admitted to it when he popped. Cody claimed he was on epo for years before he popped dirty. He only admitted once he was caught and couldn’t blame it on a supplement

@uhder8464

7 ай бұрын

@@willdallas53 I don’t think there’s a good excuse for coming in with testosterone levels lower than that of a female child but Jon jones found an excuse for that

Still don’t know why he gets slammed over PEDS seemingly more than any other fighter who got caught (which included people like Silva and Jones who are also champs). His fighting style is awesome and I loved watching him fight

@brettmconnor4337

8 ай бұрын

Because he carried on like a tool in the post fight press conference

@magnummac929

7 күн бұрын

There's not a lot of comments here slamming TJ for PED use lol watch any video on Jones and that's all the whole comment section is crying about 😅 if anything tho still gets the pass for being a skilled champion even tho he ended one of his team mates careers but Jon Jones isnt allowed any praise because of the picogram y'all desperately hang on to in order to discredit his legacy

I’ve been watching your content for years, it’s always high quality and really in depth and informative videos. You’re honest with your biases and even give amazing personal takes on fighters and the sport. Thank you 🎉

Anything TJ does in the sport will always have an asterisk next to it.

Glad you're back man! Hope you're doing good

Idk how to feel about TJ as a person cuz I wasn’t actively following him or the UFC before or during the controversies to form an opinion on his character, but if there’s one thing I can say, it’s that TJ’s fighting style is my favorite that I’ve seen in mixed martial arts period Both from a visual spectator aspect as a fan and from a technical skill based aspect as a new mma fighter in training

I hope all is well. Great video

Its crazy how much leeway jones got for popping vs what TJ got

People That hate on TJ but support Jones are *Hypocrites*

@albertcohee7757

8 ай бұрын

Taking PEDs to go DOWN a weight class is pretty slimey. I have a lot less of a problem with dudes on PEDs moving up in weight. And no I'm not a Jon Jones fan.

@fangiscool1

8 ай бұрын

​@@albertcohee7757Jones wasnt moving up when he popped

@austinpigza

7 ай бұрын

TJ never hit a pregnant lady with a car 🤔 he also owned cheating once he was caught and was actually punished in a meaningful way.

@magnummac929

7 күн бұрын

People that hate on Jon Jones but support TJ are hypocrites as well.. TJ isnt the boy scout y'all are making out to be either the dude ended one of his teammate Chris Holdsworth career man giving dude a brain injury smh

TJ wasnt liked because he asked the coaches to fight the guy that was thought of as the weakest fighter left in the tournament. His reasoning was that he wanted to take out the weakest guys so that the best fighters were left in the finale. The foreign guys on the team started trying to ramp it up and hurt him in training so TJ started going hard back at them and then that carried over with Marcus Brimage. So basically everyone on TJ's team started beefing with him.

TJ was a great fighter. An all-rounder, but people just keep talking about him cheating. So many fighters cheat… SO MANY. If you take that away, you only have a handful of fighters. TJ was a great fighter.

Just because he did epo once doesn't mean he cheated evertime I loved watching him fight a great fighter

@willdallas53

7 ай бұрын

The fact that Cody accused him of being on epo for years at 135 and joe rogan has said that the ufc went back and tested old samples at 135 and they were dirty too means he did it every time.

Could u do a video on RDA next

He’s still my favorite fighter of all time. Without TJ, Urijah and Dominick, I don’t get into mma until years later

I REALLLY HOPE T.J finds a way to fix that shoulder man because I think a healthy t.j (after using peptides to heal for a few years) would give Sean Omalley- Merab- Sandhagen again tough matchups. MMA with Dillashaw is just a better place. Because we all love a good bad guy

TJ is top 2 at Bantamweught. There's no reasonable argument to put him anywhere below #2.

we gotta get kiiyon more views again

This was not one of Kiiyons greatest works but I am happy to see this "How Good Was Really" series is back. We need these. Good to have you back Champ.

@socialmediaego

8 ай бұрын

What could make it better ?

@UFCPeterGriffin

8 ай бұрын

I thought it was pretty good. Just as good as his other how good was … really videos

@GalactusOG

8 ай бұрын

@@UFCPeterGriffin It was excellent,. Maybe he is just knocking off the ring rust.

@GalactusOG

8 ай бұрын

@@socialmediaegocould have told more of the story about TJ's lineage as a Bas Rutten fighter via Duane Bang Ludwig (Bas's prize student), for one. But this was still an excellent comeback video. I'm sure they will keep getting better.

@socialmediaego

8 ай бұрын

@@GalactusOG Understood. Agreed.

By far one of the most entertaining fighters ever

Blud Kiyon tryna make it with these videos no matter what

UFC needs to work with this guy, cause these how good pieces are the best UFC content on youtube

Why did you flat out skip his Bas Rutten lineage via Duane Bang Ludwig? Bang Muay Thai is what separated him from the pack for so long.

@Rammsteinfanboy2

8 ай бұрын

Even tho Duane always gives Credit to Bas a lot of his system is stuff he learned along the way of his Journey. He took things from other fighters like Ramon Dekkers, Nick Hemmers, Ray Sefo, and used his own creativity to make pathways and variations in his system.

@GalactusOG

8 ай бұрын

@@Rammsteinfanboy2 As did TJ to Bangs variation. That doesn't change the core lineage and system fundamentals.

Could you please do a video on frankie edgar

Just to 100% factual yes tj got a nasty cut vs sandhagen but he also completely tore his knee (acl) in the first or second round of that fight. Also sandhagen was also a former teammate with dillashaw

Love this drops after the news usada is being dropped by the ufc.

TJ is definitely in top 3 of the best BW fighters in history. Easily

My favorite bw

100% agreed

He was a 2nd generation student of Bas Rutten. Makes him ok in my book.

Juicer the Juicing Legend

You're like one of those teachers in school who never gives anyone lower than B+. Seriously though, great video, as usual!

Kyion is back with the how good series 🎉🎉🎉

Can anyone explain what this argument is? "He was knocked down and may have been concussed and not able to recover" Cause that's something TJ did to win the fight, wasn't accidental

@KiiyonKimura

8 ай бұрын

It was a similar argument to the Strickland and Adesanya fight where some people were saying after that first round knockdown, Israel wasn’t the same for the rest of the fight. Doesn’t take away from Sean’s or TJ’s performances tho. They did what they had to do.

🐍

One of the best bantamweights ever

I highly respect your opinion of considering Dom as the bw goat. I couldnt agree more

Also, why you dodging me on the uncle creepy HGWH? 😂

Would it be crazy to say that when he started beating everyone is when EPO Dillashaw was born?

The only reason USADA would have tested him for EPO was if they knew about it in advance. Supposedly Jon Jones cut a deal with USADA to assist them and it also allowed him to fight at UFC 232. The next month TJ tests positive.

@willdallas53

7 ай бұрын

No Cody was claiming he was on epo for years before he popped. It wasn’t a secret.

If Cody didn't allow his emotions to cost him defending his belt.

"How effective is EPO?"

I will never understand how they give rematches!! I get how barao got an immediate remath, even he got smoked bad!! But then not giving tj one after a split decision loss, but then giving no love a rematch after a tko loss on his 1st defense!!??🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

nah Tj my BW goat, he was a real champ not a point fighter, plus never eyepoked or hit in the back of the head

@DenseAzamat

Ай бұрын

He is the Bantamweight Goat

Is the ITP channel abandoned?

9:46 9:49 9:50 Joe Yabuki vibes.. man TJ looked so drained

One of the most complete skill sets , also did it with bum shoulders mid-career .

How good was Jen's pulvee really?

Killashank dollar dollar dillashaw

Haven't seen the video but TJ was as good as he will be this January 2024 now that USADA is out

If one failed P E. D test is enough to pull him from goat discussions why is 5 time failed ped user Jones still in the conversation?

@tottenham2294

8 күн бұрын

Anderson silva also has failed PED tests

I see so much disrespect on TJ now. People forgot that he did capture gold twice. When he was at his peak he was something else.

I could take em.

His eyelids are getting smashed together. Damn things seem not to want to be open any longer.

How good was Chris Weidman actually?

to me Cody has always been the villian in their rivalry

@jmohan7530

8 ай бұрын

Same but how do u see it cause I see it as alpha male was just super butt hurt cause tj left

better question would be " how good were tj's peds?"

I don’t like tj but he was definitely good I don’t really understand why most people hate him etc but support Jon jones at the same time I don’t understand how people support jones but hate on tj for taking peds

TJ was great. No doubt about it. But in the end, steroids essentially cancels it all out

Jon Jones has more postive ped tests than Khamzat has ufc fights

Always thought he was overrated even before he was exposed. A fighter needs a certain longevity to be called a goat

i was a fan of tj true he tested postive but he was talnted and faced big names

People discredit him but won’t discredit Jon jones for failing multiple drug tests

It's always a shame when a fighter gets in their own way.

Top 3 battamwieght of all time

Now that USDA is out he will be back within a year... bet

Team alpha male was always going to have problems eventually. Too many fighters in the same weight class.

His record is actually 18-5

Doesn't matter how good you are. When you pop on PED you're OUT of the GOAT discussion. PERIOD.

@surferguy1974

8 ай бұрын

Unless you were as dominant as Silva and Jones were

Tj was very good

He dropped off after he got caught cheating. He might be talented but his return has showed he's not the same and that EPO played a big role.

@BlahBlahFreeman

8 ай бұрын

Doubtful. Look at what happened to Henry after he just took time off. He got walked in his fight with Aljo. TJ lost that fight to Sandhagen, but it wasn't due to a lack of EPO. That's time off, age, and the talent of the division skyrocketing while he was gone. Same thing happens with most great fighters who take off several years. Is Conor had come back and fought Dustin immediately, instead of taking the warmup fight against a shadow of Cowboy; the same would've happened to him as well. Jones is really the only fighter to take several years off and come back looking as dominant as ever.

@fangiscool1

8 ай бұрын

He came back at 35 with a 2 year layoff, yet still beat a top contender. That's impressive. I don't see how you don't see that

@MMAFIGHTER-de5mm

8 ай бұрын

Bro he came back at 35 years old hadn’t competed in 2 years and there we some new killers in the division the competition had gotten better he still came back and edged a win over Cory sandhagen and If it wasn’t for his shoulder he would’ve had a wayy better chance in that fight with aljo

@IGetBankIOSRS07

8 ай бұрын

youre forgetting that tj beating sandhagen was a robbery. clear one too@@fangiscool1

One of the greatest fighters of all time ❤❤❤❤wish he fought dj that would've been insane

Without the EPO, he loses the first Cody fight.

Did he die?

but why are you platforming a cheat. not a good look my man and that's not my opinion that is FACTS.

bantamweight goat

Almost First!!!

U contradicted urself there bud

He’s 100 percent the greatest bantamweight fighter of all time. EPO? Who cares. Highly doubt there’s any fighter who hasn’t at least messed a little with the stuff for a brutal cut. TJ was unbeatable for a long time. Why is he disgraced when Jon Jones still widely respected ?

Is my phone, headphones or is there a cracking to his voice?

I just wish he retired getting koed 😔

How racist is the UFC really

He was an elite fighter and still is but it takes more than that to earn my fandom. Tyler is a horrible human being who treats people around him like garbage, his karma caught up with him and won in the end. The CEO of EPO, that's what he's known as, nuff said.

Good at cheating!

wrong 2x less than a minute in. this channel fell off

Poor TJ, because let's face it, without USADA he would have had a master class of a career. And since USADA will not be around in 2024, this could have been his chance to shine. 2024 and onward will be crazy, we will see all roided up guys in the cage smashing each other. Good times ahead lol

@Swindler-wz5md

8 ай бұрын

They’re still doing drug tests, just under a different company.