After two years away from the UFC attributable to a doping suspension, American fighter TJ Dillashaw made a successful comeback by defeating Cory Sandhagen on the referees' choice on Saturday on the Main Event in Las Vegas.
Be cautious, do not belief TJ Dillashaw's bloody face. If the American fighter was hit within the face by Cory Sandhagen, it was he who gained within the Main Event of theUFC Night Flight Saturday in Las Vegas. In the bantamweight class, the quantity 2 gave him a laborious time. And the ex-champion, again after a two-year suspension for EPO doping, has typically been robust.
This was the case in the course of the 1st spherical throughout which it was opened on the stage of the forehead bone. “It's a cut that has reopened,” he stated after the struggle. At the top of the struggle within the cage, it was additionally not straightforward to obviously determine the winner, the 2 fighters elevating their fingers to the sky. If Sandhgarden was clearly much less marked than Dillashaw, he suffered extra.
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He needs to win again the belt
It is moreover the offensives of the revenant which satisfied the referees (47-48, 48-47, 48-47), who designated TJ the winner. “I love Sandhagen, I believed in him before he himself believed in him. The strategy was to remove his supports. He has long legs. He's a tall guy. You had to kick the legs and then start. to work with fists. ” After this victory, TJ Dillashaw goals of reclaiming a belt he has already gleaned twice. “Easy”, he blurted out earlier than changing into extra critical once more, expressing his want to struggle in opposition to one of many prime 5 in his class. Note that the night was marked by the impressive knockout inflicted by the French Nassourdine Imavov on the American Ian Heinisch.