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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