Cody Garbrandt News
UFC Atlanta Results: Raoni Barcelos defeats Cody Garbrandt (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - June 14, 2025
Cody Garbrandt still chasing 'huge fight' against Sean O'Malley
Cole Shelton - June 11, 2025
Cody Garbrandt is still interested in fighting Sean O’Malley as he believes it would be a massive fight. Garbrandt and O’Malley are both former bantamweight champions who have feuded in the past. As Garbrandt was dropping down to flyweight, he and O’Malley got into with ‘Suga’ at the UFC 269 press conference, as the two even had a faceoff.
Former UFC champ Cody Garbrandt books next fight — with a brand new look
BJ Penn Staff - May 8, 2025
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is officially set to the Octagon, and he’ll do so with a different look than we’re used to. Garbrandt will make his return when the UFC touches down in Atlanta, Georgia on June 14. His opponent this time around will be a fellow veteran in Raoni Barcelos. The bout was first announced by Barcelos himself.
TJ Dillashaw explains why Cody Garbrandt is the toughest matchup for Merab Dvalishvili
Cole Shelton - January 27, 2025
TJ Dillashaw believes Cody Garbrandt is the toughest matchup at bantamweight for champion Merab Dvalishvili. Garbrandt is a former UFC bantamweight champion but is unranked. However, his former rival Dillashaw thinks the former champ would pose a lot of problems for Dvalishvili due to his skill set.
TJ Dillashaw claims the UFC “put like $6 million” into marketing Cody Garbrandt as the next Conor McGregor
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2024
Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw has claimed that the promotion poured millions into marketing Cody Garbrandt as the next big thing. As we know, Cody Garbrandt has proven to be one of the biggest ‘what ifs’ in MMA history. Following on from his iconic UFC bantamweight championship win over Dominick Cruz, the expectation was that he’d go on to become one of the biggest stars in the promotion.
Cody Garbrandt forced out of UFC Vegas 100 fight against Miles Johns
Cole Shelton - November 5, 2024
UFC star Cody Garbrandt discusses his future in the sport
Harry Kettle - October 5, 2024
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has given his thoughts on his immediate future with the promotion. Many years ago, Cody Garbrandt shocked the world. He outfought and out-thought Dominick Cruz in a one-sided display to capture the UFC bantamweight championship. However, he didn’t go on to have the dominant reign many were hoping for.
Fight fans react to former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt’s new face tattoo
Harry Kettle - July 21, 2024
Fight fans have given their thoughts on former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt’s new face tattoo. As we know, Cody Garbrandt has had a rollercoaster ride of a career. He was once known as a rising star, before quickly being thrust into a title opportunity against Dominick Cruz. In that fight, he became UFC bantamweight champion, stunning the masses with one of the best title performances in UFC history.
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt booked to return in October against Miles Johns
Cole Shelton - July 18, 2024
Cody Garbrandt, the former UFC bantamweight champion will be back in the Octagon in October. MMA journalist Marcel Dorff broke the news on X that Garbrandt is set to take on Miles Johns at the UFC Apex on October 12th. It’s uncertain if the fight will serve as the main event or just be on the card, at this time.
TJ Dillashaw reacts to Cody Garbrandt’s submission loss to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300: “I hate to see a fighter lose his confidence”
Harry Kettle - April 19, 2024
TJ Dillashaw has given his thoughts on Cody Garbrandt’s submission defeat to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300. Last weekend, Cody Garbrandt went head to head with Deiveson Figueiredo in a highly-anticipated bantamweight collision. Unfortunately for Cody, it didn’t go his way, as he fell to a comprehensive submission loss.
Cody Garbrandt issues statement following UFC 300 loss to Deiveson Figueiredo: "I started to experience vertigo"
Susan Cox - April 16, 2024
Cody Garbrandt has issued a statement following his submission loss to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300. It was just this past Saturday night at the historic UFC 300 which saw Cody Garbrandt (14-6 MMA) succumb to Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3 MMA) by submission in a bantamweight bout (see that here).
Pros react after Deiveson Figueiredo finishes Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300
Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024
Tonight’s historic UFC 300 event kicked off with a bantamweight matchup between Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt. Figueiredo (22-3-1 MMA) had made his bantamweight debut this past December at UFC Austin, where he scored a unanimous decision win over Rob Font. The former flyweight champion had gone 2-2-1 over his past five Octagon appearances ahead of tonight’s affair.
UFC 300 Results: Deiveson Figueiredo stops Cody Garbrandt in Round 2 (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 300 results, including the bantamweight bout between Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt. Figueiredo (22-3-1 MMA) made his bantamweight debut this past December at UFC Austin, where he scored a unanimous decision win over Rob Font. The former flyweight champion has gone 2-2-1 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.
Cody Garbrandt responds to Deiveson Figueiredo's 'mentally fragile' comments: "He gave up on himself!"
Curtis Calhoun - April 5, 2024
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has responded to some of Deiveson Figueiredo’s pre-UFC 300 jabs. Garbrandt and Figueiredo will kick off the UFC 300 prelims on April 13 in Las Vegas. Both bantamweights are looking to assert themselves in the crowded 135-pound title picture.
Sean O'Malley was surprised that Cody Garbrandt called for Deiveson Figueiredo fight
Harry Kettle - January 17, 2024
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has expressed his surprise at Cody Garbrandt calling for a fight with Deiveson Figueiredo. For the longest time now, Cody Garbrandt has been facing an uphill battle. While he’s a former champion at 135 pounds, he’s had to deal with a lot of setbacks in the form of big defeats in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, after a return to knockout form last year, ‘No Love’ made it crystal clear that he believes he has another title run in him in the near future.
Cody Garbrandt set to fight Deiveson Figueiredo in battle of former champions at UFC 300
Cole Shelton - January 11, 2024
A battle of former champions will go down at UFC 300 as Cody Garbrandt will take on Deiveson Figueiredo. According to Brazilian outlet AGFight, Garbrandt and Figueiredo are set to fight at UFC 300 on April 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cody Garbrandt eyes future “money fight” with UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley: “I would just love to go and smack him around”
Harry Kettle - December 27, 2023
UFC sensation Cody Garbrandt believes a showdown with rival Sean O’Malley is in his future. Across his last two bouts, Cody Garbrandt has been able to get back on the winning track. He’s defeated Trevin Jones and Brian Kelleher, with the latter coming via emphatic knockout at UFC 296. Now, the 32-year-old wants to reignite his push for another UFC bantamweight championship run.
Cody Garbrandt rejects potential Dominick Cruz rematch: "What else am I supposed to do with the guy?"
Josh Evanoff - December 27, 2023
Former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt isn’t very interested in facing Dominick Cruz again. ‘No Love’ is fresh off his return earlier this month at UFC 296. Facing off against Brian Kelleher, the former champion scored a first-round knockout victory. The win was Cody Garbrandt’s second in a row, helping him get back on track after a failed flyweight move in late 2021.
UFC 296 Results: Cody Garbrandt KO's Brian Kelleher (Video)
Chris Taylor - December 16, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 296 results, including the bantamweight bout between Cody Garbrandt and Brian Kelleher. Garbrandt (13-5 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since defeating Trevin Jones by decision at March’s UFC 285 event. The former bantamweight champion has gone 2-3 over his past five fights overall, suffering losses to Pedro Munhoz, Rob Font and Kai Kara-France in that span.
Cody Garbrandt says he has no “hatred or animosity” towards former UFC rival TJ Dillashaw: “But there’s always going to be an asterisk”
Harry Kettle - December 15, 2023
Former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt says he has no hatred or animosity when it comes to his former rival TJ Dillashaw. This weekend, Cody Garbrandt will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 296 when he locks horns with Brian Kelleher. It will serve as a highly anticipated return to action for ‘No Love’. He will attempt to begin his quest back to the UFC bantamweight championship.