A biography for T.J. Dillashawhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm obviously going to own up that I cheated and I got caught.”
“I'm one of those guys that loses and gains weight out of my face.”
“Urijah is the one who got me in the sport, he's the one who talked me into fighting instead of going into grad school.”
“I was chasing that Demetrious Johnson fight. It just really didn't seem like it wanted to work itself out.”
“I wanted to be Team UFC. But the more Team UFC you are, the worse you get treated, it seems like.”
“Lineker is a very tough fighter. I mean, he's definitely not on my level.”
“I wanted to drop the weight class to go to the 125s, and I played it off on how easy it was going to be. 'I can do this, no problem, I always cut weight.' I pushed my body to the extreme.”
“Urijah's about Urijah. He's about number one. He's always been that way. No matter what it is he needs to be doing something better than you, he needs to be one-upping you. He's a one-upper.”
“I'm trying to be the best in the world and get that pound-for-pound spot and I'm trying to get paid.”
“The goal is to have a belt around my waist.”
“I'm a big time hunter. I grew up my whole life hunting and providing meat for my family.”
“It's something to be proud about when I'm done, to look back at my career and know I've handled myself the way I wanted to - that my son can look back at my career and be proud of his dad.”
“Any time you have to tell work where you're at and what you're doing, that's considered an employee, not a contractor.”
“Lance Palmer, I'm always talking with.”
“This sport is crazy, anything can happen.”
“If you really look at the sport, when the No. 1 ranked fighter beats the No. 2 ranked fighter, the only thing that's up next for him is a title fight.”
“I'm gonna be the greatest.”
“Let's be honest, I've never said I wasn't a sore loser.”
“No matter where you're at, there are always guys you don't get along with. If it's any kind of job or any kind of situation in life, there's always going to be someone that gets on your nerves, and it definitely is the case with some of the fighters.”
“Let's really have the best fight the best. I think that's the way it needs to go.”