It has been a tough few years for Cody Garbrandt. Ever since winning his title, things have not been going his way. The former bantamweight champion was supposed to fight Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255; however, he pulled out due to injuries.
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‘No Love’ has his sights set on the flyweight division, where he aims to become one of the very few people to have won belts into divisions. However, this will not be easy given the form that the champion is in right now.
After a dominant defense against Alex Perez, Figueiredo accepted a quick turnaround fight against Brandon Moreno. The pair will meet at UFC 256 in a few weeks’ time. Garbrandt will be watching closely as he will aim to take on the winner of the fight.
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Cody Garbrandt feels he is a matador and Deiveson Figueiredo is a bull
In a recent interview, Brett Okamoto of ESPN asked Cody how he felt about his move down to flyweight and how he sees himself match up against the champion.
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The former bantamweight champion continued, “There is going to be no backing down with me. I’m excited for this fight. I feel like he is a bull and I am a matador. But when I want to be the bull, I can be the bull, but he can’t be a matador….. He’s too flat-footed, he stands like this. You have your hands low on me I’m going to tune you up. I’m gonna give you that Jorge Masvidal three-piece and a soda”
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Cody is immensely talented. However, injuries and not being able to control his emotions during the fight saw him suffer three back-to-back defeats.
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Just when things started to look up for the former champion with a stellar buzzer-beating KO over Assuncao, injuries have once again put him on the sidelines.
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MMA fans will be hoping that ‘No Love’ can heal up as soon as possible and take on the ‘God Of War’ as early as possible next year, assuming he gets past Brandon Moreno. Does Cody Garbrandt have the game to beat Deiveson Figueiredo?
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