A biography for T.J. Dillashawhasn’t been written yet.
“I respect Demetrious Johnson. I respect him as a human being. He always acts like a professional, he's a nice guy, but that still doesn't mean that I can't say that he's scared to fight me.”
“I've seen past fighters who don't seem all there anymore, can hardly walk around or look like the Tin Man, they've just been through the wringer.”
“Everyone is wanting to make a name for themselves, and Dominick Cruz has been doing that by talking. He's been behind a desk, being a reporter, talking about fights.”
“Anyone in the UFC, that should be your goal, to get the UFC belt and to fight for that title.”
“I've never missed weight once in my entire life or my career going from wrestling from eight years old through all my professional career. If I agree to do something, I'm doing it.”
“I'm in the gym nonstop, I'm always in shape, so I'm willing to do what it takes.”
“Immediate rematches or rematches in general, I don't know if they ever really do change.”
“I'm a big fan of the calf slicer, some moves that aren't always done inside the octagon.”
“I believe in Duane Ludwig as a coach. I love the guy. I train with him. Me and him mesh. When you find something that works, you keep it going. Me and him see eye to eye. We train well together.”
“It would be tough to fight any of my teammates.”
“I know there's nobody working harder than me.”
“I don't want to fight Urijah. He's the one that got me into the sport.”
“I wanna watch Cub Swanson against Aldo.”
“When guys are trying to better themselves or their career, they go to a new team or a new coach. It happens every day in this sport. What's the big deal?”
“It's a sport, you've got to push hard and you've got to get after it. You can't complain, you can't be a sore loser and all this shoulda, coulda, woulda stuff.”
“I'm always reinventing myself.”
“I'm not gonna be one of those guys who's going to do the Conor McGregor effect and talk a bunch of crap to make money.”
“During the fight you really don't feel much; you've got so much adrenaline going. Luckily I've mostly been on the winning side, so I haven't felt much pain inside the octagon.”
“It took me two years to get a title shot off a split-decision loss to Dominick Cruz that the UFC told me they thought I won.”
“When I won the belt, I dominated Renan Barao, and they gave him an instant rematch within two months. And then he missed weight and they still gave him a rematch.”