T.J. Dillashaw Says Henry Cejudo Is Afraid That He’ll Make Weight For Their Fight

T.J. Dillashaw spoke with reporters ahead of his fight with Henry Cejudo at UFC on ESPN+ 1. Highlights are below per MMAjunkie:

On his taking the fight at flyweight: “It’s all of it. At first I was chasing Demetrious Johnson. Everyone was saying he’s the greatest pound-for-pound fighter. That’s my spot. I really believe that’s my spot, so I was chasing it down. He wouldn’t take the fight, Henry Cejudo wanted to call me out after the fight. He said he was going to come up to ’35 to fight me. We offered it to him. We asked him: ‘Come to ’35.’ He turned it down. We knew he was scared. Now he’s shaking in his boots that I’m able to make the weight. He wants to come up with any excuse that I’m going to miss it or I feel bad. … It’s just all of it. (I’m doing this because of) my legacy, second belt and being known as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter.”

On what’s next after this fight: “We’ll see what comes up with the biggest fights, the biggest names. Who is going to threaten my throne the most? Is it going to be at ’35? Is it going to be at ’25? Is it going to be me moving up to fight (UFC featherweight champion) Max (Holloway)? I’ve got a lot of options. I’ve got things. I want to leave this sport the greatest of all-time, and to do that I’ve got to fight the guys that people are going to ask, ‘Is he going to win?’”