Back at UFC 173 in May 2014, Renan Barao defended his Bantamweight Championship against T.J. Dillashaw.
Dillashaw was a massive underdog and managed to pull off an incredible upset, defeating Barao by a fifth round TKO. Now, after some weight cut and injury delays, the much anticipated rematch is set for the main-event of UFC on Fox 16, Saturday, July 25. To prepare you for the upcoming clash, here’s a retelling of the first bout with a bit of a fantasy spin:
https://twitter.com/DudeImAShark/status/470419096748560384
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https://twitter.com/DudeImAShark/status/470420108611817472
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https://twitter.com/DudeImAShark/status/470420729746321408
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You can see Dillashaw defend his Bantamweight Championship against Barao in the rematch of their epic first bout Saturday night on UFC on Fox 16, starting at 8 p.m. EST.
(Special thanks to DudeImAShark for the wonderful storytelling and Ghostface Killah on MMA for calling smaller fighters “hobbits” to begin with.)