Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has been suspended for 2-years by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) for prohibited substance, recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO).
Dillashaw had voluntarily vacated his UFC bantamweight title last month after there was an adverse finding in his system from his bout against Henry Cejudo on Jan. 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Dillashaw’s suspension:
Test all his samples I bet for a fact more epo pops up, @TJDillashaw is a coward. Tj call me when that suspension is up! Scum bag https://t.co/LIjynev9VT
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) April 9, 2019
All of my losses are from Fighters that have popped for PEDs @ufc @usantidoping I can stand behind this when I say I’ll always be a drug free athlete, #1 reason is the believe I have in myself. #2 I respect the game 💯Twitter rant over y’all have a good day ❤️
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) April 9, 2019
Respect Cody!
The loyalty you showed for Urijah and your team on that faithful day in the TUF gym will forever stand out to me!
Enjoy this moment and these returned victories to you!
Clean and Unbeaten! https://t.co/c15qkvthOF— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 9, 2019
TJ Dillashaw got suspended for 2 years for taking steroids before his fight against Henry Cejudo. This is shocking. I thought steroids worked.
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) April 9, 2019
This really sucks for TJ Dillashaw fans, but you know, this is why I gravitate toward fighters with high moral fibre and strong Christian values like Vitor Belfort or Jon Jones.
— Riel Guiboche (@CptnFantastico) April 9, 2019
No comment yet from TJ Dillashaw's team. Obviously, a devastating blow to his legacy. We're living in a time where it seems like new information about contamination and "pulsing" surfaces every day, but EPO is a pretty damning thing to test positive for.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 9, 2019
TJ Dillashaw has accepted a two-year sanction from USADA. That is a back breaker for his career. Not an ender, but a major blow.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) April 9, 2019
In the aftermath of TJ Dillashaw's suspension, at least the bantamweight division is still in great shape. Cejudo vs. Moraes should be phenomenal. Sterling vs. Munhoz, Yan vs. Rivera, Raphael Assuncao, Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt still out there. Division will be fine.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 9, 2019
TJ Dillashaw went from being on the verge of becoming a double champ, rated as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world, making a case as one of the all time greats to literally ruining his legacy from which I see no return. From the penthouse to the outhouse.
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 9, 2019
Hearing from my sources that when the USADA agent showed up to TJ Dillashaw's door, he was on the couch injecting EPO so he immediately went for the single leg because he knew he was about to be finished.
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) April 9, 2019
Breaking: USADA has suspended former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw for two years for testing positive for EPO prior to a flyweight title fight against Henry Cejudo on Jan. 19. pic.twitter.com/JQpvEnBWAN
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 9, 2019
Two year suspension is the maximum sanction for first offense of a non-specified substance under UFC anti-doping policy. Same sanction Gleison Tibau received for EPO. Olympic athletes receive 4-year suspensions for EPO. Under UFC policy, it's two years.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 9, 2019
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TJ Dillashaw’s legacy is ruined. Man. #UFC
— Caden Helmers (@cadenhelmers) April 9, 2019
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Joe Rogan when he finds out TJ Dillashaw’s incredible endurance and cardio wasn’t a result of training at sea level and sleeping at altitude. https://t.co/ASfyfRKDlG
— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) April 9, 2019
It always blows my mind when I see extremely talented fighters do such stupid things. TJ Dillashaw very well could have been on his way to cementing himself as the greatest bantamweight champion ever and now, he is just a cheater.
— K (@tinymma) April 9, 2019
Was asked not too long ago which fight I'd like to see more than any other in the UFC. I said Demetrious Johnson vs. TJ Dillashaw.
How quickly times change.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) April 9, 2019
Cody Garbrandt and Urijah Faber when they found out TJ Dillashaw is suspended for two years by USADA: pic.twitter.com/7qfRUk5nBU
— €papitu (@PapituSheh) April 9, 2019
TJ Dillashaw hang your head in shame. Cheating cunt
— liam harrison (@LiamBadco) April 9, 2019
TJ Dillashaw suspended two years by the USADA after testing positive for prohibited substance pic.twitter.com/vppiZipXOX
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) April 9, 2019
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https://twitter.com/UtdStephen/status/1115699668103651333
Fuck you @TJDillashaw you dirty 🐀 bastard.
— Chris Bungard (@CowaBungard) April 9, 2019
un fucking real @TJDillashaw why would you risk it ? wtf is wrong with you. threw away your legacy. all your wins are tainted.
— Mitch Gagnon (@MitchGagnonUFC) April 9, 2019
TJ Dillashaw has been suspended two-years by the USADA and we take a look at the evolution of drug testing in the #UFC. pic.twitter.com/p8c31cUyI9
— Stadium (@Stadium) April 10, 2019
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