Issue 111
February 2014
Andre Fili and TJ Dillashaw, two of the Team Alpha Male pack, square up in our fantasy Octagon
Round 1: Around the Octagon
Q. What age did you start training?
Fili: “I was 15 years old.”
Dilashaw: “I started wrestling when I was eight years old.”
Q. Favorite move to end a fight?
Fili: “Flying triangle.”
Dilashaw: “D’Arce choke.”
Q. Toughest opponent faced?
Fili: “Adrian Diaz.”
Dilashaw: “Raphael Assuncao.”
Q. Favorite part of a training camp?
Fili: “Eating after the weigh-ins.”
Dilashaw: “Being able to hang with all my best friends.”
Q. You you rather a ‘Fight of the Night’ or an early TKO?
Fili: “Early TKO.”
Dilashaw: “Early TKO.”
10/9 - Close round, but punch-perfect Dillashaw edges ahead
Round 2: PERSONAL LIFE
Q. Favorite luxury item?
Fili: “I’m a bit of a scumbag, I don’t really have any (laughs). But I’ll say girls.”
Dilashaw: “My golf clubs.”
Q. Do you have any pets?
Fili: “A hedgehog named James Franco (laughs).”
Dilashaw: “I have one English bulldog and two French bulldogs.”
Q. What is your favorite meal?
Fili: “Pizza.”
Dilashaw: “I love Thai food.”
Q. Who is your hero?
Fili: “Batman.”
Dilashaw: “My father.”
Q. Who is your ideal woman?
Fili: “Arianny Celeste.”
Dilashaw: “Jennifer Aniston is still pretty hot.”
10/10 – Both men show their skills and the round is a draw
Round 3: HAVE YOU EVER...
Q. …stolen anything from a hotel?
Fili: “Yeah. Probably towels.”
Dilashaw: “I may have stolen a towel by accident.”
Q. …had to kill your dinner?
Fili: “No, I don’t think I have it in me.”
Dilashaw: “All the time.”
Q. … been caught with porn
Fili: “Definitely (laughs).”
Dilashaw: “Of course. What man hasn’t?”
Q. …made your own booze?
Fili: “Nope.”
Dilashaw: “Yeah, my family own our own winery in my hometown and I once made wine.”
10/9 – Dillashaw closes out another big performance.
30/28 – TJ Dillashaw picks up a dominant decision victory.
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