This guy made every excuse in the book why he lost to TJ in the first place. Then gets an immediate rematch by the grace of God. NOW this guy pulls out of the fight the day before the fight! He obviously was way too heavy coming into the fight, started dropping so much water that he supposedly passed out.
Dana White is REALLY pissed off and for good reason. Thank God we have true fighters like Joe Soto that takes the fight in less than 24 hours notice. Plus, props to TJ for accepting the fight when he didn't have to. Would Jon Jones have done the same thing? HELL NO!
I feel bad for TJ bc this is a lose/lose situation bc if he wins then its not a big deal bc he was given a new opponent who wasn't even in the mix on 24 hours notice. If he loses then its obvious why it would be a big deal.
I think TJ is spot on. Renon is scared. The dude has never missed weight and now on the biggest fight of his career he fucks it up?! Either that or he was scared that he was going to be busted for PED's. Very unprofessional and I've lost all respect for him. I'm tired of Renons camp anyway and this just adds to it.
Joe Soto replaces Renan Barao, will fight T.J. Dillashaw in UFC 177 main event (updated) - MMA Fighting
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Dana White is REALLY pissed off and for good reason. Thank God we have true fighters like Joe Soto that takes the fight in less than 24 hours notice. Plus, props to TJ for accepting the fight when he didn't have to. Would Jon Jones have done the same thing? HELL NO!
I feel bad for TJ bc this is a lose/lose situation bc if he wins then its not a big deal bc he was given a new opponent who wasn't even in the mix on 24 hours notice. If he loses then its obvious why it would be a big deal.
I think TJ is spot on. Renon is scared. The dude has never missed weight and now on the biggest fight of his career he fucks it up?! Either that or he was scared that he was going to be busted for PED's. Very unprofessional and I've lost all respect for him. I'm tired of Renons camp anyway and this just adds to it.
Joe Soto replaces Renan Barao, will fight T.J. Dillashaw in UFC 177 main event (updated) - MMA Fighting
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Pros react to T.J. Dillashaw vs. Joe Soto, Renan Barao's withdrawal from UFC 177 - MMA Fighting
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