T.J. Dillashaw doubts he’ll be capable of compete once more.
The previous two-time UFC bantamweight champion underwent a number of shoulder surgical procedures after shedding his title combat to Aljamain Sterling in October 2022. Dillashaw went into the combat injured and wound up dislocating his shoulder through the combat.
It’s been an extended highway to restoration for 38-year-old Dillashaw (17-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC), who continues to be within the therapeutic course of. When requested by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson if he nonetheless desires to chase his aim of changing into a jiu-jitsu blackbelt, Dillashaw didn’t present a constructive response.
“I can’t even increase my arm up within the air but,” Dillashaw stated on the “JAXXON PODCAST.” “I don’t even know if my shoulder is ever going to be the identical once more. It’s f*cking miserable. As a competitor, you need to be delusionally optimistic, however that’s additionally what obtained me on this place, too. It’s simply gotten worse and worse from every surgical procedure.
“I had an enormous surgical procedure. I went to the world’s finest specialist, and it’s like he’s by no means seen something prefer it. It regarded like a bomb went off in there. … There’s a number of therapeutic to be finished, and I’m hoping that possibly it’s identical to me staying after my PTs goes to make it higher and higher and higher, however that is my third surgical procedure since my final combat, and it’s not wanting good.”
Dillashaw retired after shedding to Sterling however stated he’d take into account returning if his shoulder healed. However together with his shoulder nonetheless inflicting him issues, Dillashaw seems to have closed the door on returning fully.
“It’s thrilling, and it’s unhappy on the similar time.” Dillashaw stated of watching fights. “Like, I’m f*cking finished, you recognize what I imply? I used to be pressured out of the game, and it sucks. I really feel like I had a lot extra to present nonetheless. It’s thrilling. That’s the best way I have a look at it.”
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