It’s safe to say Cody Garbrandt is not buying anything that T.J. Dillashaw is saying.
Dillashaw recently opened up about his failed drug test that stemmed from recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) found in an in-competition testing sample, claiming he only used a banned substance in his attempt to make 125 pounds when challenging UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo.
Garbrandt thinks fellow former 135-pound champ Dillashaw has been on EPO for years, including the two times they fought. Dillashaw knocked out Garbrandt in both outings.
Dillashaw claimed the strenuous cut down to 125 pounds rendered him weak and anemic, which is why he took the banned substance – a mistake he said he regrets. Despite that, Dillashaw suffered a TKO loss to Cejudo in just 32 seconds. After testing positive, he relinquished his bantamweight title. He is currently serving a two-year suspension, and will be eligible to return in January 2021.
