Cody Garbrandt has sat atop the UFC bantamweight throne.
In an interview with ESPN on Tuesday, Garbrandt (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) said a title shot against Figueiredo (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has not been officially offered. I’m able to go to 125, challenge, and win that title there. A lot of these guys are cutting to flyweight walking around this weight.”While only Jussier Formiga has been able to defeat Figueiredo during his UFC tenure, Garbrandt said he thinks he’s figured out how to beat the promotion’s lone male Brazilian champion. “He said he’ll work on it and he was speaking with Ali and my coach Mark Henry, (and) my coaches out here in Sacramento. Everyone is tough in the UFC. “He’s tough. I just turned 29. Initially teasing a move to flyweight, former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt might make it a reality. That’s kind of the plan. I’m very excited for those tasks at hand and those opportunities to be a two-time, two-weight champ.”When ESPN asked White on Monday about a potential Figueiredo vs. Garbrandt pairing, the UFC president smirked and responded, “Anything is possible.” Garbrandt indicated UFC president Dana White has displayed an interest in the matchup in a recent conversation.“I talked to Dana when he was on ‘Fight Island,'” Gabrandt said. I have every place set up, every coach set up for what I need to reach my goals and my dreams. Anthony Smith’s loss to Aleksandar Rakic confirmed his feeling on a size and strength difference at light heavyweight.
We spoke about it in the past before the Assuncao fight. Mallory Martin went nuts after her remarkable comeback. The fight was on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Currently, Cody Garbrandt’s record is 11-3-0 (Aug. 2020).Cody Garbrandt last fight was ago against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith. Aleksandar Rakic had his rise in the light heavyweight division paused in December 2019, but now may find himself right back in the mix. He has a lot of holes I’ll be able to tackle and see. I feel like it’s great. Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade’s flyweight debut is in the works. Cody Garbrandt wants flyweight title fight with Deiveson FigueiredoWhy Sean O'Malley is confident he'd knock out Cody GarbrandtGarbrandt wags finger after dropping Assuncao in firstCopyright: © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.UFC debate: Is rising star Edmen Shahbazyan ready for toughest challenge?UFC midyear awards -- The top fight, fighters and biggest surprise of a wild 2020UFC 250 -- Is Aljamain Sterling title-bound? They’re along for the ride helping me out through the whole process.“… I think I’ll be able to reign that division for a while – and simultaneously go through bantamweight and do the same. Now, he has his eyes set on the UFC flyweight division and its champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Welcome to MMA Junkie's European Union Experience. I’ve been in 25-minute fights with some of the best in the world so I feel like my gas tank and cardio and conditioning will never be a problem for me.”Aleksandar Rakic says he’s ready for a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title following his dominant win over former title challenger Anthony Smith. I’ve got a defensive coordinator. (Then,) I’ll go back up to 135 pounds and compete with the best of them there.”Garbrandt, 29, said he wants to move down to flyweight because it’s still easy for him to drop the weight.
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