Fresh off of a fifth-round TKO stoppage of last-minute replacement Joe Soto at UFC 177 on Saturday night, bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw isn’t exactly excited to be considering who his next opponent might be. Having said that he’s a company man that will fight whoever they put in front of him, for the moment, Dillashaw would like to take a step back for a little rest and relaxation. After all, he did just go from dominating Renan Barao to win the belt in May and then had to almost immediately shift back into fight gear for a rematch that was supposed to have happened on Saturday night in Sacramento. The rematch, however, was scratched on Friday when Barao, dizzy from cutting weight, fell and hit his head and had to go to the hospital, eliminating him from the bout. UFC newcomer Soto, who was slated to face Anthony Birchak on the undercard, stepped up to challenge Dillashaw and kept the UFC 177 headliner intact. It was a valiant effort by the former Tachi Palace Fights champion and Bellator tournament winner, but Dillashaw was too much for him.
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