Issue 088

May 2012

Fighting your teammates has become a taboo subject in MMA, so FO stages its own 3x5 question shoot-out

Team Alpha Male training partners Joseph Benavidez and TJ Dillashaw go head-to-head in our Q&A Octagon…

Round 1: Around the Octagon

What age did you start training?

Benavidez:

“I started wrestling in eighth grade, like 13 or 14.”

Dillashaw:

“I started wrestling at eight years old, in third grade.”

Favorite move to end a fight? 

Benavidez:

“Probably a guillotine.”

Dillashaw:

“Ground ‘n’ pound.”



Toughest opponent faced? 

Benavidez:

“Ian Loveland was pretty tough. I didn’t know anything about him and he was tough as nails.”

Dillashaw:

“John Dodson. He’s my only loss so it’s got to be him.”

‘Fight of the Night’ or early TKO? 

Benavidez:

“Early stoppage.”

Dillashaw:

“‘Fight of the Night,’ those are always remembered.”

How many Fight, Sub’ or KO ‘...of the Night’ bonuses have you had? ??

Benavidez:

“I’ve had one ‘Submission...’ and one ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus.”

Dillashaw:

“Not yet.”

10/10 – It’s a close opening round

Round 2: Personal Life

Favorite luxury item? 

Benavidez:

“I got a 60” LCD TV and a pretty sweet chill leather chair too. That s**t is real luxury. ”



Dillashaw:

“Classic cars. I have a 1967 Chevy Pickup.”

?Do you have any higher education? 

Benavidez:

“No.”

Dillashaw:

“Yes, I graduated from Cal State Fullerton.”

?Do you have any pets? 

Benavidez:

“No.”



Dillashaw:

“Yeah, I have three. One English bulldog and two French bulldogs.”

Skimmed milk or ice-cold beer? 

Benavidez:

“I don’t drink, but whole milk is the only way I go – out of camp.”

Dillashaw:

“Ice-cold beer.”

How many Twitter/Facebook friends have you got? 

Benavidez:

“I think around 16,500.”

Dillashaw:

“About 7,000 on Twitter.”

9/10 – A big round for Dillashaw

Round 3: Have you ever...

… dropped food on the floor but ate it anyway? 

Benavidez:

“All the time. I mean, I’ll drop stuff in the gutter and pick it up and eat it!”

Dillashaw:

“Yes I have.”

… had a crush on a friend’s mother? 

Benavidez:

“No.”

Dillashaw:

“Yeah, I have.”

… killed your dinner? 

Benavidez:

“I don’t think I have; I’m not a man, I know.”

Dillashaw:

“Yes.”

… ridden an animal? 

Benavidez:

“No, I don’t think I have actually.”

Dillashaw:

“Yes.”

… been caught with porn? 

Benavidez:

“Oh yeah, hundreds of times.”

Dillashaw:

“Yeah [laughs].”

Finally, if you could choose your teammate’s next opponent who would it be?

Benavidez:

“Jason Reinhardt, ’cos that would be an easy win. Or I’d like to see him fight Master Thong!” 

Dillashaw:

“I’d like to see him fight Stefan Struve, that’s a funny matchup.”

9/10 – And a strong final round too for the ‘The Viper’

A majority points victory for the TUF season 14 star

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