JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – T.J. Dillashaw will be watching the co-main event of UFC 273 up close to size up his potential next opponent.
The former two-time bantamweight champion is on the mend from a pair of surgeries, but his recovery is approaching its end and he’s seeking a return to competition against the winner of Saturday’s title unification bout between Aljamain Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and Petr Yan (16-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC).
“I’m going pretty good, knee recovery from my last fight has been a longer road than I hoped,” Dillashaw told MMA Junkie. “I was hoping to be ready first quarter of this year, but I had so much work done, that I actually just got surgery three weeks ago to get the scar tissue cleaned out. But I’m on a smooth sail to being recovered. In three weeks I should be 100 percent, so perfect timing to let these guys figure out who the champ’s gonna be and for me to get my belt back.”
