It was a rough night for Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300. Not only did the former bantamweight champion suffer a second-round submission defeat to Deiveson Figueiredo, but he also experienced vertigo during the bout, which was the first prelim on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Kicking things off tonight on the early prelims of UFC 300 was a massive bantamweight matchup between two former champions. Former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (22-3-1) was looking to make it 2-0 at bantamweight as he took on former bantamweight champion Cody “No Love” Garbrandt (14-5).
UFC 300 is rapidly approaching, with April 13 just around the corner. While there probably won’t be 300 Spartans commemorating the event, it’ll contain electric fights on the card.
With the historic UFC 300 around the corner, there is no lack of intriguing matchups on the card. From the very first fight to the last, the UFC has stacked this card with former champions, contenders, and ranked fighters.
There was an article about Holly Holm’s chance to redeem herself at UFC 300. The former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion fell on hard times after pulling a huge upset on Ronda Rousey.
Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo expects to keep his ball rolling at bantamweight in violent fashion against Cody Garbrandt next weekend.
After an exciting night in Miami for UFC 299, let’s look ahead for the main card winners including Sean O’Malley defending the bantamweight crown against Merab Dvalishvili.
Dana White is trying to make UFC 300 the biggest card in the promotion’s history. While not officially announced just yet, it is widely expected that a fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt will be announced for the event.
UFC 300 keeps getting bigger and bigger. Fights are getting booked left and right as the MMA world-leader approaches Apr. 13. CEO Dana White has promised to put on a card for the ages, one that will see former world champs slug it out in Sin City.
Cody Garbrandt is eyeing a showdown with a fellow ex-UFC champion. Garbrandt recently earned his second win in a row after knocking out Brian Kelleher in the first round of their UFC 296 meeting earlier this month.
Cody Garbrandt has blown spectators away with a one-shot knockout over Brian Kelleher at UFC 296. The one round fight was largely competitive, with Keller landing some grueling calf kicks and Garbrandt getting the better of the boxing exchanges.
According to former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight king Cody Garbrandt, his UFC 296 appearance this weekend will mark the first time he enters a fight without any nagging injuries or recurring personal issues since his title bout with Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 back in December 2016.
This weekend's UFC 296 pay-per-view marks a big one for ex-bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, as he looks to continue his rise back up the divisional ladder.
Former bantamweight champion and fan favourite, Cody Garbrandt returns this weekend on the UFC 296 prelims. It’s an understatement to say that No Love has been out of form in recent years, suffering through a 2-5 record since capturing the belt, with four of those losses coming via knockout.
The UFC's final pay-per-view event of 2023 has further strengthened with the addition of former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. After a difficult string of results following his title crowning back in 2016, "No Love" has been on the comeback trail this year.
Among the biggest winners to emerge from this past weekend's UFC Fight Night event was bantamweight prospect Rinya Nakamura. The 28-year-old broke onto the scene via the first season of the Road to UFC.
Cody Garbrandt has pulled out of a proposed clash against Mario Bautista at UFC 292. Garbrandt’s exit from the bantamweight bout was announced during the UFC on ESPN 51 broadcast on Saturday night.
Cody Garbrandt, if nothing else, kept his foot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship door. The Xtreme Couture export outstruck and outmaneuvered a painfully inactive Trevin Jones to a unanimous decision in their featured UFC 285 bantamweight prelim on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Julio Arce withdrew from his upcoming bantamweight bout against Cody Garbrandt due to a knee injury. It is not known whether Garbrandt will remain on the UFC 285 card scheduled for March 4 in Las Vegas.
Sean O’Malley and Cody Garbrandt had to be separated at the UFC 269 after an impromptu face-off attempt which followed a war of words between the pair.
Even though O'Malley said just last week that his beef with Garbrandt is over due to the change of weight class, it certainly didn't appear to be the case Thursday.
Per Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Cody Garbrandt has withdrawn from his scheduled UFC flyweight title fight versus champion Deiveson Figueiredo due to a torn biceps.
A pair of flyweight championship fights will headline the UFC 255 show scheduled for Nov. 21.
The co-main event at UFC 250 between Raphael Assuncao and Cody Garbrandt will be extra motivated, with each having a change to fight their way to a title bout in the bantamweight division due to the shocking retirement of Henry Cejudo.
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