Bloody Elbow · Mar 6, 2021
Dana White: Number one contender fight planned for TJ Dillashaw’s return
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images TJ Dillashaw pictured ahead of weigh-ins for UFC Brooklyn in January 2019.TJ Dillashaw may have wanted an immediate title shot upon his return to the Octagon following the completion of his two-year suspension, but the UFC brass has different plans.
UFC President Dana White spoke to Brett Okamoto of ESPN on Thursday afternoon about the landscape of the bantamweight division right now and where Dillashaw fits into to it ahead of his first fight back. White revealed that a fight is being worked on for him, but it will likely be a No. 1 contender fight rather than a championship fight.