A biography for T.J. Dillashawhasn’t been written yet.
“Guys cross train all the time. That's what Alpha Male's known for, guys have open doors to come in all the time.”
“I've always wanted to coach 'The Ultimate Fighter,' I thought it would be something I'd really enjoy.”
“It's been fun to get out and work with a lot of coaches. I've broadened my knowledge.”
“It's always in the back of your head that this is a crazy sport.”
“For the fans out in public, I don't make enough money to not fight.”
“I don't want to have to fight Urijah. It's not something I want to do.”
“Cruz is a little too athletic for Faber, Faber is flat-footed.”
“I don't have maybe the typical fighter story of having to grow up rough. I grew up great.”
“I'm not one who wants to hate on anybody.”
“I don't want to be fighting when I'm 37 years old.”
“Chad Mendes, I'm hunting with all the time.”
“I am leaps and bounds better than Henry Cejudo. I greatly believe that. But unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to prove it.”
“I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the holes in the game.”
“We're professional athletes. I feel like I got treated better in college wrestling. I had a physical therapist on hand at all times, no matter what, when I was in college.”
“I'm not a fake one.”
“I don't go out there and talk crap about Urijah and there's plenty to talk about. I'm just gonna continue to be a humble guy and appreciate what he did for me in this sport.”
“I can't fight forever. I've gotta fight and secure my future and decide what I'm gonna do with my life.”
“I've taken fights on one-day notice.”
“I don't take losing very well.”
“Have I been overly aggressive in some sparring sessions? Yes, I have. There's things, there's punches and things I've thrown that's been too aggressive and I've gotten to where I've had to tell myself, yeah, I shouldn't have done that, kind of thing.”