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TiO2 hybrid nano composites are encouraging electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries due to the increased specific capacity and excellent electrochemical performance. In this work, the TiO2–MoS2 hybrid binder free electrodes have been successfully synthesized by using a facile hydrothermal process. Encouragingly, when being assessed as an anode electrode for LIBs, the MoS2–TiO2 electrode after the calcination treatment could retain a capacity of 361.5 mAh g−1 with high capacity retention of 88.0% after 300 cycles at a high current density of 800 mA g−1. Such good performance may be derived from the special 3D network architecture, well-dispersed MoS2 nanoparticles and the close connection between TiO2 and MoS2 after the calcination treatment.