ABU DHABI – Aljamain Sterling doesn’t think T.J. Dillashaw’s injury was the reason he dominated him.
Bantamweight champion Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) stifled Dillashaw (17-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) with his grappling en route to a second-round TKO in Saturday’s UFC 280 co-main event at Etihad Arena.
Dillashaw revealed that his shoulder popped out numerous times throughout training camp, and that he dislocated it again early in Round 1. But Sterling, who has used his grappling to dominate many top contenders, says controlling Dillashaw on the ground was inevitable – regardless of the injury.
