T.J. Dillashaw expected a ‘very speedy recovery’ from knee surgery, but the former two-time UFC bantamweight champion has revealed it is taking much longer.
This past July, Dillashaw returned to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 32, where he met Cory Sandhagen in what was considered a No. 1 contender fight. During a grappling exchange in the first round, the 35-year-old found himself on the receiving end of a heel hook by Sandhagen and heard a pop in his left knee as it was applied. The pop resulted in a torn meniscus and PCL that required surgery, which he underwent in August.