Twitter reacts to T.J. Dillashaw’s narrow win over Cory Sandhagen in classic at UFC on ESPN 27

Mike
·4 min read

T.J. Dillashaw returned to the octagon in successful fashion on Saturday when he beat Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ESPN 27 main event.

After more than two years away due to a USADA suspension, former champ Dillashaw (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) put himself right back at the top of the bantamweight division with a split decision victory over Sandhagen (14-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Dillashaw is now unbeaten in his past six fights at 135 pounds, and the win puts him in line to challenge the winner of Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan for the title.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Dillashaw’s victory over Sandhagen at UFC on ESPN 27.

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MMA Junkie

https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1419103938079465473

Nick Kalikas

https://twitter.com/FightOdds/status/1419106294779105282

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1419104770825068544

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1419105688475873281

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419105343641169920

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1419106477034332163

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1419107124290932736

Caposa

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1419106816726863874

Teddy Atlas

https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/1419107009325060096

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419107108772065280

Rob Tatum

https://twitter.com/RobTatum303/status/1419107308638851074

Phil Murphy

https://twitter.com/Phil_Sports/status/1419107351223848962

Cortney Casey

https://twitter.com/CastIron_Casey/status/1419107636398608384

Ryan Clark

Jon Anik

https://twitter.com/Jon_Anik/status/1419107836051742720

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419107913369542660

Daniel Rubenstein

https://twitter.com/dannyrube/status/1419107930079522821

Manny Gamburyan

https://twitter.com/MannyGamburyan/status/1419107945262903297

Alexander Volkanovski

https://twitter.com/alexvolkanovski/status/1419107968985944069

Tatiana Suarez

https://twitter.com/tatianaufc/status/1419108042054897668

UFC Europe

https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/1419108351724634115

Dillon Danis

https://twitter.com/dillondanis/status/1419108414677032967

Raphael Assuncao

https://twitter.com/RaphaAssuncao/status/1419108527600246786

Danny Segura

Joe Lauzon

https://twitter.com/JoeLauzon/status/1419108784845201413

Kevin Iole

https://twitter.com/KevinI/status/1419108728033271808

Luke Thomas

https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/1419108920480645121

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419108889400909824

Cortney Casey

https://twitter.com/CastIron_Casey/status/1419109154396934149

Matthew Wells

https://twitter.com/MrMWells/status/1419109179395035137

Belal Muhammad

https://twitter.com/bullyb170/status/1419109247233765382

Jimi Manuwa

https://twitter.com/POSTERBOYJM/status/1419109270293942273

Tatiana Suarez

https://twitter.com/tatianaufc/status/1419109312236986368

Alexander Volkanovski

https://twitter.com/alexvolkanovski/status/1419109484874526730

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419109624528125952

Eddie Alvarez

https://twitter.com/Ealvarezfight/status/1419109716127535107

Brad Tavares

https://twitter.com/BradTavares/status/1419109793931747328 https://twitter.com/Ealvarezfight/status/1419109823422124033

Mike Perry

https://twitter.com/PlatinumPerry/status/1419109902480457728

Teddy Atlas

https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/1419110425556303875

Michael Bisping

https://twitter.com/bisping/status/1419110502005837828

Eric Nicksick

https://twitter.com/Eric_XCMMA/status/1419110849625477125

Tatiana Suarez

https://twitter.com/tatianaufc/status/1419110917757829120

Danny Segura

https://twitter.com/dannyseguratv/status/1419110931850842116

Eddie Alvarez

https://twitter.com/Ealvarezfight/status/1419111063094693893

Mike Jackson

https://twitter.com/TheTruthJackson/status/1419111220251082756

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419111638180016129

Teddy Atlas

https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/1419111645259915264

Boston Salmon

https://twitter.com/bostonboomboom/status/1419111684950556677

Brian Campbell

https://twitter.com/BCampbell/status/1419111985841647619

Matheus Aquino

https://twitter.com/MatheusDCAquino/status/1419112166888775680

Ryan Clark

https://twitter.com/Realrclark25/status/1419112225500016643

The Goze

https://twitter.com/thegoze/status/1419112369490317312

Dan Hooker

https://twitter.com/danthehangman/status/1419112732222136320

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419112733493153797

Belal Muhammad

https://twitter.com/bullyb170/status/1419112761200685059

Khabib Nurmagomedov

https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1419112810412318721

Denis Kang

https://twitter.com/DenisKang/status/1419112991539175424

Daniel Rubenstein

https://twitter.com/dannyrube/status/1419113011021635587

Miesha Tate

https://twitter.com/MieshaTate/status/1419113238516559872

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419113292543447050

Eric Nicksick

https://twitter.com/Eric_XCMMA/status/1419113337493757959

Dan Ige

https://twitter.com/Dynamitedan808/status/1419113417428721664

Luke Thomas

https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/1419113558026203136

Mookie Alexander

https://twitter.com/mookiealexander/status/1419113793372651520

Phil Murphy

https://twitter.com/Phil_Sports/status/1419113865703534595

Dave Sholler

https://twitter.com/DaveSholler/status/1419114083790491648

Michael Bisping

https://twitter.com/bisping/status/1419114151411027968

Brad Tavares

https://twitter.com/BradTavares/status/1419114227353092101

Chris Weidman

https://twitter.com/chrisweidman/status/1419114233770414082

Bryce Mitchell

https://twitter.com/ThugnastyMMA/status/1419114265181671426

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1419114330721865730

Khabib Nurmagomedov

https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1419114362204082182

Niko Price

https://twitter.com/Nikohybridprice/status/1419114382131294209

Eddie Alvarez

https://twitter.com/Ealvarezfight/status/1419114401848778761

Cub Swanson

https://twitter.com/CubSwanson/status/1419114574809165826

MMA Junkie

https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1419114718296305664

Will Brooks

https://twitter.com/ILLxWillBrooks/status/1419114892850876417

Anthony Pettis

https://twitter.com/Showtimepettis/status/1419114920981843969

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1419115017383915524

Jon Anik

https://twitter.com/Jon_Anik/status/1419115099449696258

Khabib Nurmagomedov

https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1419115209004748800 https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/1419115577063313409

Derek Brunson

https://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1419115234954985475

Cody Garbrandt

https://twitter.com/Cody_Nolove/status/1419115276805623809

Raphael Assuncao

https://twitter.com/RaphaAssuncao/status/1419115368778436609

Angela Hill

https://twitter.com/AngieOverkill/status/1419116011534491648

Michael Chiesa

https://twitter.com/MikeMav22/status/1419116080782462976

Jon Anik

https://twitter.com/Jon_Anik/status/1419116088277745666

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