Chris Holdsworth breaks his silence about TJ Dillashaw.
Last week, UFC Bantamweight title challenge T.J. Dillashaw denied allegations by UFC champion Cody Garbrandt that he concussed former teammate Chris Holdsworth with a cheap shot during a training session at Team Alpha Male forcing him into hiatus from competition.
Monday on The MMA Hour, Holdsworth broke his silence.
“I’ve been quiet about this for awhile. I’m just not the type of person to jump into people’s feuds or drama. I like to lay low and just do my thing, but there’s been some talk, and after I heard T.J. lying about the subject, I’ve got to speak up on it.
“I shot in on T.J. and I was on all fours, he was sprawled out and he kneed me on top of the head. And that was before The Ultimate Fighter. I remember I was kinda jarred up and everyone was watching, and I took like 30 seconds off and I kept going, I kept going through the rounds and I finished practice. But after that practice, I was concussed, and that was my first concussion. And it just kinda kept happening from there.”
However, Holdsworth also dropped a bombshell.
“There was another instance leading up to the Chico (Camus) fight (in 2014), when he was getting ready for (Renan) Barao,” Holdsworth added. “And then it comes to where I hear he’s on some special supplements and stuff, and I just lost respect for the guy. There’s no hard feelings, it’s whatever it is, but he’s a cheater.”
When asked to elaborate on that train of thought on Monday, Holdsworth declined.
“You’re a smart guy, Ariel. You guys can put two and two together,” Holdsworth told host Ariel Helwani.
“It’s the truth, and I want people to know the truth. There’s no hiding from the truth in this world. And people can say one thing and they can say another, but the truth will always come out.”
Holdsworth’s unprompted mention of “special supplements” is not the first time a TAM member has made accusations against TJ Dillashaw. Uriah Faber, in the lead-up to his UFC 199 fight against Dominick Cruz, infamously said that Dillashaw looked like “a prepubescent little teenager right now because USADA came in” and added “it’s very obvious” when pressed on the statement.
Cody Garbrandt also requested special drug testing before their fight, which was originally slated for July, to no public reply from the UFC. Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw will finally come to blows this Saturday November 4th at UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden, in arguably the most anticipated fight of the year.
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