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Originally Posted by PilotMan
This isn't even close to a bad stoppage. TJ could have come back, but he was taking a lot of damage. How much more did he have to take? There was 4:30 minutes left, and Cejudo was never going to give him air to breath, or space to move. His grappling would have been overwhelming with Dillashaw in that position.
I know BYU will back me up, dropping a weight class is pain for fighters. Cyborg took a year to try and drop weight for the money Rousey fight that never happened, then went right back up after it nearly derailed her career. That weight cut was way harder than he expected, and his chin paid the price for it.
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Absolutely zero wrong with that stoppage. Part of the issue is MMA fans get too used to some fights ending with one guy in a vegetative state because some knockouts are so brutal. Those stoppages are sexy, but KO's where a fighter gets short circuited by one punch are not as damaging long term as a prolonged beating, which was on tap here.
Dillashaw was not going to come back and win this fight and was only going to get busted up worse. He was emaciated from the weight cut and even in a fight ending that quick it was apparent Cejudo was much stronger. Some of these guys cut enormous amounts of weight, and it cost Dillashaw in this fight, hopefully he learns and doesn't try it again.
As far as White railing against the stoppage, he needs to shut the fuck up. He is only raging to build a rematch and playing into the fans reaction. Remember this is the same Dana White that went off on Mario "Too Slow" Yamasaki for not stopping bouts quick enough. You can't have it both ways Dana and a slightly early stoppage is always better than a 1 punch too many stoppage.