In the latest announcement, UFC confirmed that Tiki Ghosn, TJ Dillashaw's manager informed UFC about the client's decision to stop playing. TJ Dillashaw not only left UFC, but he will completely retire. This is what few people think about because the former UFC champion is still playing regularly.
According to information from Tiki Ghosn, Dillashaw must retire is unwanted. He was forced to make this option after the doctors requested surgery to completely treat his shoulder injury. Dillashaw had to play with the pain in the past few years, and it was worse after the UFC 280 ended.
In the Main Card match of UFC 280, TJ Dillashaw lost to Aljamain Sterling in the second half. At the age of 36, the burden of age and injuries made the former Bantamweight UFC champion unable to play as steadily as before. It was also part of the reason why he retired.
The professional MMA competition of TJ Dillashaw is 22 matches, including 17 victories (8 no, 3 submission) and 5 defeats. He had 5 times Thuong Dai Thang and successfully defended the Bantamweight UFC Championship belt. In addition, boxer 36 had time to play in the weight of Flyweight.
Dillashaw first translated UFC in 2014, when he suddenly defeated Renan Barao at the UFC 173 event. The puncher successfully defended the Bantamweight UFC belt until he received a defeat against Dominick Cruz in January 2016. In April 2017, he once again won the UFC belt.
Along with impressive achievements at UFC, TJ Dillashaw also left many scandals because of the banned use scandal. He had 2 times positive for doping, including one stripped of the belt and once banned for 18 months. This makes Dillashaw not appreciated even though he holds a good achievement table.