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UFC 280 TJ Dillashaw on overcoming a doping ban to earn a UFC title shot

By Paul BattisonBBC Sport Last updated on 21 October 202221 October 2022.From the section Mixed Martial ArtsDillashaw has won 17 of his 21 fights, losing four times. It's been almost four years since TJ Dillashaw came to a crossroads in his career.
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The two-time UFC bantamweight champion was set to face Henry Cejudo for the flyweight championship and an opportunity to become only the fourth fighter in history to hold belts simultaneously in two divisions. After spending all 19 of his previous fights at bantamweight, American Dillashaw ran into a problem when trying to cut the extra 10lbs for his flyweight debut - his body started to shut down. Dillashaw discovered that in his efforts to shed weight, his body had turned anaemic - a condition where a lack of healthy red blood cells prevent adequate oxygen being supplied to body tissue, causing fatigue.
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The two-time UFC bantamweight champion was set to face Henry Cejudo for the flyweight championship and an opportunity to become only the fourth fighter in history to hold belts simultaneously in two divisions. After spending all 19 of his previous fights at bantamweight, American Dillashaw ran into a problem when trying to cut the extra 10lbs for his flyweight debut - his body started to shut down. Dillashaw discovered that in his efforts to shed weight, his body had turned anaemic - a condition where a lack of healthy red blood cells prevent adequate oxygen being supplied to body tissue, causing fatigue.
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In an effort to boost his red blood cell production, Dillashaw made a decision he admits was a mistake - he took the banned substance Erythropoietin (EPO). After the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) discovered the substance in testing around the fight, Dillashaw relinquished his title before being banned for two years.
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In an effort to boost his red blood cell production, Dillashaw made a decision he admits was a mistake - he took the banned substance Erythropoietin (EPO). After the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) discovered the substance in testing around the fight, Dillashaw relinquished his title before being banned for two years.
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Dillashaw, who served his suspension and now faces Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, says critics often ignore the reasoning behind why he took EPO. &quot;People don&#x27;t [care].
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Dillashaw, who served his suspension and now faces Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, says critics often ignore the reasoning behind why he took EPO. "People don't [care].
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They just think they know what you did but they don&#x27;t actually really even know,&quot; the 36-year-old tells BBC Sport. &quot;It&#x27;s not a steroid. It&#x27;s not going to make you bigger, stronger or faster.
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They just think they know what you did but they don't actually really even know," the 36-year-old tells BBC Sport. "It's not a steroid. It's not going to make you bigger, stronger or faster.
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It&#x27;s medication that a cyclist or a triathlete would use yet I wasn&#x27;t running for eight hours, I&#x27;m an anaerobic athlete.&quot; He continued: &quot;I was at the time getting ready for the biggest fight of my life and I was just a shell of myself and as you can imagine, when you&#x27;re supposed to be the baddest man on the planet, that didn&#x27;t feel very good. &quot;So I tried to self-medicate to get back to normal and unfortunately I made a mistake.&quot;Edwards watches back his UFC title triumph <h3>&#x27 From top of the world to rock bottom&#x27 </h3> Dillashaw took full responsibility for his actions in an apology on Instagram,external-link saying the decision to take the substance was solely his and one of the hardest parts of being caught was the attention it brought his coaches and team-mates.
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It's medication that a cyclist or a triathlete would use yet I wasn't running for eight hours, I'm an anaerobic athlete." He continued: "I was at the time getting ready for the biggest fight of my life and I was just a shell of myself and as you can imagine, when you're supposed to be the baddest man on the planet, that didn't feel very good. "So I tried to self-medicate to get back to normal and unfortunately I made a mistake."Edwards watches back his UFC title triumph

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Dillashaw took full responsibility for his actions in an apology on Instagram,external-link saying the decision to take the substance was solely his and one of the hardest parts of being caught was the attention it brought his coaches and team-mates.
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He says the first six months were the most difficult, where he struggled to forgive himself. &quot;At first it was the ridicule I was going through, me fessing up to everything and owning up to the mistakes I made.
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He says the first six months were the most difficult, where he struggled to forgive himself. "At first it was the ridicule I was going through, me fessing up to everything and owning up to the mistakes I made.
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It came down hard, from being on top of the world to the bottom, as far as you can get,&quot; he said. &quot;I also went through double shoulder surgery at the same time and being on the couch, laid up and not being able to do what you love to do is hard to wrap your brain around.&quot; Despite this, Dillashaw&#x27;s belief never wavered that he would return to the UFC and compete again at the highest level.
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It came down hard, from being on top of the world to the bottom, as far as you can get," he said. "I also went through double shoulder surgery at the same time and being on the couch, laid up and not being able to do what you love to do is hard to wrap your brain around." Despite this, Dillashaw's belief never wavered that he would return to the UFC and compete again at the highest level.
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He used the time away from the sport to grow as a person, spending more time with his wife and son and developing his business interests. He made his UFC comeback in July last year, beating Cory Sandhagen by split decision, before earning the title shot against Sterling.
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He used the time away from the sport to grow as a person, spending more time with his wife and son and developing his business interests. He made his UFC comeback in July last year, beating Cory Sandhagen by split decision, before earning the title shot against Sterling.
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Dillashaw cites his mental toughness as the key to overcoming his suspension and returning to the sport at the highest level. &quot;I&#x27;m willing to push through anything. I won&#x27;t be held down and nothing can break me,&quot; he said.
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Dillashaw cites his mental toughness as the key to overcoming his suspension and returning to the sport at the highest level. "I'm willing to push through anything. I won't be held down and nothing can break me," he said.
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&quot;I went through some of the worst that&#x27;s possible to go through and you know, yes, it was my own choice, but I handled it all with pride.&quot; <h3>&#x27 People accusing me now are looking for excuses&#x27 </h3>Sterling, who was born in New York to Jamaican parents, is on a seven-fight winning streak in the UFC. After discovering the EPO, Usada retested all of Dillashaw&#x27;s samples dating back to 2016 and found they were negative, eliminating suspicion he may have taken banned substances in the past. Despite this, Sterling has suggestedexternal-link Dillashaw has been cheating for a long time and may still be finding ways today to avoid detection by Usada.
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"I went through some of the worst that's possible to go through and you know, yes, it was my own choice, but I handled it all with pride."

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Sterling, who was born in New York to Jamaican parents, is on a seven-fight winning streak in the UFC. After discovering the EPO, Usada retested all of Dillashaw's samples dating back to 2016 and found they were negative, eliminating suspicion he may have taken banned substances in the past. Despite this, Sterling has suggestedexternal-link Dillashaw has been cheating for a long time and may still be finding ways today to avoid detection by Usada.
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Dillashaw says Sterling is using the accusations as ready-made excuses. "It's just excuses so he can say I'm sauced up as the reason for why he lost," he said. "They [Usada] put me under a microscope, which they should, and they came back and showed that [2019] was the only time [he cheated].
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Dillashaw says beating Sterling on Saturday for his third title reign will be a chance to prove people can recover from their mistakes. &quot;Do not let your mistakes define you. Everyone in their life is going to make a mistake, some bigger than others,&quot; he said.
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Dillashaw says beating Sterling on Saturday for his third title reign will be a chance to prove people can recover from their mistakes. "Do not let your mistakes define you. Everyone in their life is going to make a mistake, some bigger than others," he said.
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