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Urijah Faber Says TJ Dillashaw Walked Away From The Family

October 9, 2015 | Posted by Larry Csonka

– Urijah Faber recently appeared on the Stud Radio Show and commented on TJ Dillashawā€™s departure from Team Alpha Male. Here are some highlightsā€¦

On Dillashaw Leaving For The Money: “He’s talking about how it’s an amazing opportunity money-wise or whatever,” Faber says. “Pfff, you gotta be kidding me, dude. You could dedicate yourself to mowing lawns for Sanchez Carlino’s business and make the same amount of money if you do it full time.”

On Leister Bowling Trying to Steal Guys: “I come to find out later there’s a guy Leister or something like that. He’s a recruiter or wrestling coach or something like that who has been talking to Cody [Garbrandt] and trying to get Cody to come out,” Faber contends. “Basically trying to chicken hawk guys and apparently there’s an article where he said something like, ‘I had a heart-to-heart with T.J.,’ granted, he’s worked with him half of one camp – ‘and I told him it’s about time you do something for yourself. It’s about time you do something selfish.’ We all know T.J.,” Faber continues. “He gives back to the team, but he’s also about no. 1. And I’m thinking, ‘Who the hell is this guy who’s giving him life advice and barely knows him, that he needs to do something for himself and come train with him?'”

On Dillashaw Leaving The Family: “I heard T.J. say he gotten taken care of better in college than he does here, whatever that means. That’s ridiculous. “He said he wants to come back and be a part of our team, but he made a big boy decision. He walked away from the family that brought him up, the guys who were a big part of his success.”

On Remaining Friends: ā€œFriendship’s a different thing. If we want to maintain a friendship that’s built through actions, I’m OK with being friends with the guy. We’ve been really close. We’ve lived in the same house together when he was going through rough times. He’s been a sidekick to me whenever I went through all of my training,” Faber says. “We were grooming him to be a champion. If he wants to be friends, I have no problem being friends and told him that.ā€