TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw), since then he has collected three victories winning the Ufc Bw belt in 2014 beating Barao in their first fight (=Barao vs Dillashaw I) and defending the title once against Joe Soto (=Dillashaw vs Soto).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan Barao Pegado, has an official record of 33-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. After losing to Dillashaw he came back to win against Mitch Gagnon (=Barao vs Gagnon). Dillashaw vs Barao 2, main event of UFC on Fox 16, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC on Fox 16: Dillashaw vs Barao 2
Date: 2015-07-25
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Division: bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg)
Title: UFC Bantamweight Championship
UFC on Fox 16 fight card (main card):
TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao 2
Miesha Tate vs Jessica Eye
Edson Barboza vs Paul Felder
Joe Lauzon vs Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw’s previous fight: TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto
Barao’s previous fight: Renan “Barao” Pegado vs Mitch Gagnon
Dillashaw’s next fight: TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz
Barao’s next fight: Renan Barao Pegado vs Jeremy Stephens
Official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_zuCLgRRc
Double click on the image to play the video (video hosted at this page on Facebook)
TJ is just better than barao, it pisses me off to admit because i was for barao. if barao wanna beat him one day he will to improve his speed, his power and his takedown, or try to chamge his trainers
Yes I agree with you, TJ improved a lot in the last years and now he is the real No.1 but I would like to see him against Faber or Bibiano Fernandes (OneFC)