Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has found his replacement fighter for UFC 285. Trevin Jones is stepping up to set a blockbuster fight. Garbrandt suffered a defeat in his last fight against Kai Kara France, and he had moved down a division for the fight. As a result, he’ll be looking to bounce back from his back-to-back losses. Apart from the 31-year-old, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will make his much-anticipated return to take on Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship.
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Fans are already reacting to the news of Garbrandt‘s fight. In addition, many are expressing their disappointment over the matchup. Moreover, some have also raised concerns about his recent inactivity, as he hasn’t fought in the octagon since 2021.
Fans react to Cody Garbrandt vs Trevin Jones
Fans are not sure that this will be an easy matchup for ‘No Love’. The former UFC bantamweight champion will have to go down the trenches in order to scrape of a win against Jones. Here’s what the fans had to say:
A fan said: “UFC featherweight fighter Darren Elkins – Let’s go @cody_nolove”
One fan said: “Both of them really need this win, hopefully it’s a good fight”
Another fan said; “Cody you HAVE to win.”
Whilst a fan said: “another L for Cody!”
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Meanwhile one fan predicts: “So another knockout loss for Cody”
Some fan said: “W main event”
A fan said: “March cards are NUTSS”
One fan said: “This is gonna end in a ko that’s fs”
Another fan said: “How the mighty have fallen. I like the kid but unfortunately when the chin is gone, it’s gone”
Dana White is already concerned about the future of Cody Garbrandt
White spoke about the future of Garbrandt after his loss against Kai Kara France. ‘No Love’ went to the flyweight division in order to take on a new challenge. However, the result did not go his way. He lost the fight in the first round by TKO. This was a fall from grace for the former UFC bantamweight champion. After the fight UFC president was asked about ‘No Love’s future.
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Dana White said, “I don’t know, you move down a weight class and get knocked out, down a weight class. Yeah, it’s a rough one. He’s been clipped a few times now.”
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 02: Cody Garbrandt walks to the octagon in his bantamweight bout during the UFC 235 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
His loss against Kai Kara France was the fourth time he lost via TKO in his recent six fights. However, his career has gone through quite good highs. He won the UFC bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz. Although he lost it in his first title defense against fierce rival TJ Dillashaw.
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