Cody Garbrandt News

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and surging contender Cody Garbrandt don’t like each other. The two 135-pound fighters have been trading verbal shots for months – so much so, in fact, that it is starting to look like contenders such as TJ Dillashaw, Bryan Caraway and Jimmie Rivera will be skipped over to book the Cruz vs. Garbrandt grudge match. “No Love” continued the trash talk yesterday tweeting out the following picture of how Cruz will look following their anticipated fight, which has been rumored for December’s UFC 207 event.

Tom Taylor - October 2, 2016

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Portland, Oregon, John Lineker (29-7) scored a split decision win over John Dodson in a very competitive – and very entertaining – encounter. With the win, Lineker is now 4-0 since moving from flyweight to bantamweight, having defeating Francisco Rivera, Rob Font and Michael McDonald before besting Donald. This streak has led the stone-fisted Brazilian to begin campaigning for a title shot against reigning UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.

Tom Taylor - September 21, 2016

Over the last few weeks, there’s been plenty of discussion as to who should get the next crack at Dominick Cruz’s UFC bantamweight title. TJ Dillashaw, who surrendered the title to Cruz earlier this year, certainly has a strong case for the title shot. Jimmie Rivera, who recently scored a career-best win over long time contender Urijah Faber, is also in the running. Bryan Caraway, who recently ended the unbeaten streak of Aljamain sterling, is in the conversation. The same can be said of the winner of John Lineker and John Dodson’s looming bantamweight scrap.

Tom Taylor - September 14, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and streaking contender Cody Garbrandt don’t like each other. The two fighters have been swapping barbs for months – so much so, in fact, that it’s starting to look like contenders like TJ Dillashaw, Bryan Caraway and Jimmie Rivera will be skipped over to book a Cruz vs. Garbrandt grudge match. Today, the trend of trash talk continued, as Garbrandt slammed Cruz in an interview with TMZ.

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

It is safe to say that current UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and rising division star Cody Garbrandt just don’t like each other. The fighters have been going back and forth on social media for weeks now and it doesn’t appear that the verbal warfare will be stopping anytime soon.

bjpenndotcom - August 27, 2016

The rivalry between UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and top ranked UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt, has been a very public one. Since Cruz defeated Garbrandt’s mentor and coach, Urijah Faber, at UFC 199, the pair have sent verbal jabs back and forth. Following Garbrandt’s UFC 202 win over Takeya Mizugaki, he called out Cruz in his post-fight Octagon interview. With both men verbally agreeing to the fight, Garbrandt once again sent some verbal blows Cruz’ way. This time however, the Tweet was deleted, and later reposted without offensive terms.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

Cody Garbrandt was in the final stages of preparing for his UFC 202 fight with Takeya Mizugaki when he decided to approach Dominick Cruz backstage during fight week to talk some trash. The pair’s rivalry has been a very public one, which reached new heights when Cruz defeated Garbrandt’s training partner and mentor, Urijah Faber, in the co-main event of UFC 199. Shortly after the fight, Garbrandt knocked out Thomas Almeida, and called out the champ.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

Undefeated UFC bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt (10-0 MMA) scored another first-round knockout at last night’s UFC 202 event, this time over veteran Takeya Mizugaki. Following the bout, “No Love” called out current UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in his post-fight octagon interview.

bjpenndotcom - August 16, 2016

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and #8 ranked featherweight Cody Garbrandt have been going back and forth in the media for quite some time.

Chris Taylor - August 13, 2016

UFC bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt is hoping that an impressive victory at next weekend’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas will earn him a title shot against Dominick Cruz. “He said he’s going to add to my concussion list,” Garbrandt said, referring to a recent Cruz interview with MMAjunkie. “That says to me like he’s going to try to go in there and kill me. He wants to do that, so I’m definitely going to make him eat every one of his words. He’s going to be eating through a straw for a couple of months after we fight.”

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

There is a time and a place for everything and social media seems to be the best place where fans and haters alike can connect and sometimes get a reaction from those that are viewed at a larger scale in the eye of the public. Team Alpha Male’s Cody Garbrandt held no punches back when a random twitter user who seems to not even know who the undefeated UFC fighter is, made fun of his “outie.”

bjpenndotcom - June 22, 2016

After knocking out Thomas Almeida earlier this month, many wondered what would be next for the undefeated bantamweight prospect, and Team Alpha Male prodigy, Cody Garbrandt. While Garbrandt has done his best to bait UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz into a fight, it appears that the UFC has other plans. According to ADCombat.com, the UFC is reportedly looking to book Garbrandt to fight Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 202 on August 20th.

Russell Ess - June 2, 2016

The UFC bantamweight division had a new contender rise up after this weekend’s fights at UFC Fight Night 88. Cody Garbrandt knocked out Thomas Almeida in the very first round of their fight, shooting him up the rankings of the UFC bantamweight division. Garbrandt stated that he is looking to become the UFC world champion, but his teammate and mentor Urijah Faber gets his shot against champion Dominick Cruz this weekend at UFC 199.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

This Sunday, in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 88’, Cody Garbrandt put an end to the undefeated streak of Thomas Almeida as he picked up an impressive 1st round KO. Following the fight, Garbrandt made his debut on the UFC’s bantamweight rankings, debuting at #7. On the same card, Bryan Caraway defeated Aljamain Sterling, resulting in him jumping up to #4 on the bantamweight ladder.

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

Prior to stepping into the Octagon to fight one another at UFC Fight Night 88, bantamweights Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida both had never lost in their professional careers. Both of them knew that one would be walking out with a loss. Garbrandt didn’t take long to determine who would have his hand raised, delivering a brutal KO that put Almeida out in the very first round.

bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2016

Sunday night in Las Vegas, Cody Garbrandt picked up the biggest win over his career as he defeated Thomas Almeida via 1st round KO. Not only did the win extend Garbrandt’s undefeated streak, it also likely put him on the top 10 ladder of the UFC’s bantamweight rankings. Understandably, the MMA community went wild on Twitter after the knockout. Below are some of the best reactions!

bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/A4wYOXu_EEs Last night in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: 88’, Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida both put their undefeated records on the line as they squared off in a pivotal bantamweight showdown.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

http://youtu.be/v416SuNEqYE Cody Garbrandt made his octagon debut at UFC 182 when he took on Marcus Brimage.