T.J. Dillashaw will have a tough time getting a UFC bantamweight title shot so long as Henry Cejudo owns the division. Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who defends the 135-pound belt for the first time Saturday against Dominick Cruz in the UFC 249 co-headliner, was the last opponent that Dillashaw (16-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) before being suspended from competition due to banned substances. Dillashaw, then bantamweight champ, suffered a 32-second TKO defeat to Cejudo in a flyweight title bout at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in January 2019. He tested positive for EPO, and as a result relinquished his title and was issued a two-year ban by the U.S.

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Henry Cejudo feels ‘dirty even talking about’ T.J. Dillashaw, rules out rematch – MMA Junkie

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