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T.J. Dillashaw recalled his bout against Cory Sandhagen and detailed the punishment his knee sustained in the 'last 10 seconds of the first round'.
T.J. Dillashaw, after a period of over two years, made his UFC return against top bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32. Dillashaw recently appeared on Ariel Helwani's The MMA Hour. The 35-year-old revealed details about his knee injury on the show. 'Killashaw' said:
"I tore everything but my ACL in my knee. I tore my LCL, my medial and my lateral meniscus as well as my PCL... that was the last ten seconds of the first round when Cory tried scrambling up to his feet. He was going for a heel hook, never had the heel hook. I started landing some big ground-and-pound so he pushed off with his legs to stand up and as he like threw me backwards. I tried to stay on top and my knee is in that 50-50 position, bent outwards sideways, that's where the LCL and everything just exploded... it was really loud and pretty painful to be honest."
Watch T.J. Dillashaw revealing the details of his knee injury below:
The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion said he was able to push through the fight due to his grit and willpower. The 35-year-old revealed he didn't want the fight between him and 'The Sandman' to be stopped due to his injury. Dillashaw ultimately secured the win against Cory Sandhagen via split decision.
Cory Sandhagen will face Petr Yan at UFC 267 for the Interim bantamweight title
Cory Sandhagen will face Petr Yan in his upcoming bout for the interim UFC bantamweight title on October 30 in Abu Dhabi. Their bout will mark the first instance in UFC history where two fighters coming off losses are fighting for a title.
Aljamain Sterling pulled out of his rematch against 'No Mercy' at UFC 267 as he's dealing with lingering neck issues. 'Funk Master' became the new bantamweight champion at UFC 259 because Yan landed an illegal knee that made him lose his strap via disqualification.
