(This story first appeared in Thursday’s USA TODAY .) Immediate rematches don’t favor those who fall short in UFC title fights. Of nine bouts the promotion has run back after a belt changed hands, only Randy Couture and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua were able to win. That may be why UFC bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is confident he’ll stay on top after Saturday’s headliner opposite former champ Renan Barao (32-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) at UFC 177 in Sacramento, Calif. “Obviously, he’s got to change, because you can’t come in there being the same person – you got beat down doing it,” Dillashaw told MMAjunkie Radio.
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History says odds against Barao winning rematch with Dillashaw at UFC 177 – MMA Junkie