(This story first appeared at News 10 KXTV .) SACRAMENTO – T.J. Dillashaw didn’t get much sleep Thursday night after learning he would fight Renan Barao for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 173. “I just couldn’t sleep at all, everything was going through my head about how things are going to change,” Dillashaw told News10. “In my mind, I am going to be the new UFC champion of the world.” Dillashaw (9-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) will face Barao (32-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) as the main event May 24 at MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Barao-Dillashaw bout replaces the original main event between middleweight champion Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machia after Weidman had to postpone the fight because of an injury . The championship fight will be another opportunity for a member of Team Alpha Male to bring the elusive UFC championship belt back to Sacramento
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T.J. Dillashaw: ‘I get chills’ thinking about title shot vs. Barao at UFC 173 – MMA Junkie