‘Can’t compete like a real man’, UFC fighters react to T.J. Dillashaw’s retirement

T.J. Dillashaw returns to his corner after the first round of his bantamweight title fight versus Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280.Well, it’s official: T.J. Dillashaw has retired.

His manager confirmed the news after initial reports suggested the former two-time UFC bantamweight champion had decided to hang up the gloves due to a shoulder injury that cost him his title fight with Aljamain Sterling this past October.

Most fighters reacted to the news with skepticism, with UFC bantamweight Ricky Simon and top-fifteen middleweight Chris Curtis suggesting Dillashaw is using his “retirement” to leave USADA’s drug-testing pool and recover from his injury. Other fighters, such as ex-teammate turned…