Ok I admit I need some explanations from more expert fans . I know that TJ changed gym and that ' s perfectly fine as long as you ' re willing to learn new things and improve overall . The less acceptable thing is that he did it by not being 100 % honest with his team mates . If I ' m not mistaken he just walked away out of blue and his departure had to do with one of his coach decision to leave Team Alpha Male . Is that right ? I watched his match against Cruz and I saw Cruz winning by split decision , I wouldn ' t say by the skin of his tooth , but that wasn ' t a flawless victory either , as he was visibly limping by the end of the final round and if I remember right even before that . So my point is , however despicable Dillashow , he was the champion , not the interim one , as Cruz had been out for a couple of years due to his injuries in addition to that he won clearly even though he was a replacement and he really shocked everyone , by beating up the former champion Barao , showing off his creativity with his strikes and his dexterity at changing angles . Now , all Cruz said only proves one thing he prefers Gabrant over Dillashow regarding matchmaking first and foremost . The reason why it ' s quite obvious , Gabrant has some vicious ko power and Cruz always aims at frustrating his opponent while ducking most strikes and picking him apart slowly and consistently , moreover we haven ' t seen Gabrant ' s conduct in the championship rounds yet . Of course Gabrant is a great opponent , he ' s undefeated , young and healthy , but I feel like Cruz is more confident of winning over Gabrant in lieu of Dillashow who , in my opinion , will have learnt from his mistakes by now and could pull off a new upset . Am I delusional ? Your thoughts ?