Cody Garbrandt News

Scott Hernandez - 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.

Scott Hernandez - August 17, 2016

While Cody Garbrandt is currently making his final preparations for his UFC 202 fight with Takeya Mizugaki this Saturday, the Team Alpha Male prospect has continued to relentlessly call out UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. After Cruz compared Garbrandt to former WWE champion CM Punk, who will be making his MMA debut at UFC 203, Garbrandt took a break from fight-prep to fire back at the bantamweight champion via Twitter:

Scott Hernandez - 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.

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.”

Scott Hernandez - 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.

Scott Hernandez - June 9, 2016

This past weekend at UFC 199, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber had their highly anticipated trilogy fight nearly a decade after their first meeting in the WEC banner. Cruz ended up dominating the fight from start to finish, securing numerous takedowns, and even dropping Faber several times. After the fight Faber revealed that while he wasn’t ready to commit to retirement, he was going to take some time away from MMA. In addition, Faber told the world to watch out for some up-and-coming fighters out of his gym, including Cody Garbrandt.

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.

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.

Scott Hernandez - 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!

Scott Hernandez - May 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/M0VSHl4JmZ0 Last night in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 88’, Cody Garbrandt showed why he deserves to be in the bantamweight division’s rankings as he knocked out the previously undefeated Thomas Almeida.

Scott Hernandez - 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.

Scott Hernandez - May 26, 2016

This Sunday in Las Vegas, two of the UFC’s brightest bantamweight prospects will square off in a pivotal matchup as undefeated prospects Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night 88. Prior to that however, Garbrandt was involved in a brief scuffle with Almeida’s team at the hotel the pair are staying at.

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016

May’s UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between undefeated 135-pound fighters Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. The UFC announced the fight during the UFC Brisbane event.

Russell Ess - February 9, 2016

More of Team Alpha Male has been training with the Elevation Fight Team in Colorado after T.J. Dillashaw jumped ship. The members of Team Alpha male including Dillashaw basically had to choose sides between coaches Urijah Faber and Duane Ludwig after their falling out. Team Alpha Male fighter Cody Garbrandt spoke with Submission Radio recently on the split between some of the team and if he would ever go to train with the Elevation crew (transcribed by MMA Fighting):