When the UFC octagon seems close enough to touch, it’s hard to get it out of your head.
However, facing a dangerous bantamweight in the meantime is a quick way to compartmentalize the thought, if only for a night.
Cody Gibson will have to continue to win to make this dream a reality. He faces Ulysses Gomez for the vacant bantamweight title tonight at “Tachi Palace Fights 11: Redemption.”