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Dana White Explains Why Cody Garbrandt Got Flyweight Title Shot

Cody Garbrandt will be looking to join elite company when he battles Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC 255. Garbrandt, who is the former bantamweight champion, will be dropping down to flyweight. Although Garbrandt is a star, many fans were not happy with him getting the title shot. He is just 1-3 in […]

Cody Garbrandt will be looking to join elite company when he battles Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC 255.

Garbrandt, who is the former bantamweight champion, will be dropping down to flyweight. Although Garbrandt is a star, many fans were not happy with him getting the title shot. He is just 1-3 in his last four with all three losses coming by knockout. He also has never made 125-pounds. The division has top contenders like Brandon Moreno, Alex Perez, and Askar Askarov all worthy of the title shot.

According to UFC president, Dana White he says he made the fight because Garbrandt wanted it. He also believes it will be a fun fight.

“Well he wanted to, he wanted to move down, he wanted to move down in weight and he wanted to take that opportunity and we loved it,” White said to ESPN (h/t BJPENN.com). So we did it. It will be a fun fight.”

Deiveson Figueiredo won the vacant flyweight title last time out with a first-round submission win over Joseph Benavidez. The Brazilian dominated the fight knocking down Benavidez a couple of times to secure the title win. It was a rematch after they fought in February at UFC Norfolk. Figueiredo won by second-round knockout but he missed weight and an accidental headbutt happened to leave the title to still be vacant.

Cody Garbrandt, meanwhile, returned to the win column back at UFC 250 with a knockout win over Raphael Assuncao. Before that, he suffered KO losses to Pedro Munhoz, and T.J. Dillashaw, twice to lose the bantamweight title after a dominant win over Dominick Cruz to win the strap.

It is no doubt an interesting fight with Figueiredo being a big betting favorite.

What do you make of Dana White’s reason on giving Cody Garbrandt the flyweight title shot?

Cody Garbradnt & Henry Cejudo Fire Shots At Sean O’Malley After UFC 252 Loss

‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley suffered a quick, upset loss at UFC 252 last night. The previously unbeaten prospect injured his foot in the first round and never recovered. Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera was able to swarm him on the mat and force referee Herb Dean to step in and wave off the fight. Former bantamweight champion Cody […]

Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has enjoyed some back-and-forth with O’Malley since the two men scored highlight-reel KO’s at UFC 250. ‘Suga’ has repeatedly called for a fight with ‘No Love’ and confidently stated he would knock out Garbrandt if the fight ever comes to fruition. So it’s understandable that future flyweight title challenger was quick to revel in O’Malley’s demise at UFC 252.

Garbrandt took to social media straight after Vera’s victory to claim O’Malley is just not cut out for fighting, he wrote.

“Some people aren’t made for war… #SugaFree”

Some people aren’t made for war… #SugaFree

— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 16, 2020

Another man who made no secret of his delight at O’Malley’s loss was retired dual weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo. ‘Suga’ previously started beef with ‘Triple C’ by criticizing the way Cejudo approaches promotion for his fights. ‘The King of Cringe’ fired back claiming O’Malley is insanely overrated and scared to take on a wrestler inside the octagon. He also said if the two ever met in the cage he would do some serious damage to the rising star.

Just as quickly as Garbrandt, Cejudo took to social media to give himself props for noticing O’Malley was being overhyped during his UFC run.

“Like said all bark. #ufc252,” Cejudo wrote on Twitter.

Like said all bark. #ufc252

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 16, 2020

What do you make of Cody Garbrandt and Henry Cejudo firing shot at Sean O’Malley?

Sean O’Malley Not Convinced That Cody Garbrandt Wants To Fight Him

Sean O’Malley isn’t sold on Cody Garbrandt being enthusiastic at the thought of fighting him. O’Malley and Garbrandt have been exchanging words back and forth since the conclusion of UFC 250. Both men were in separate bouts on the card and each earned spectacular knockout wins. O’Malley stiffened Eddie Wineland, while Garbrandt iced Raphael Assuncao. […]

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Deveison Figueiredo, Shevchenko Defend Titles At UFC 255

Two title fights have been added to UFC 255. We have former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt moving down to take on flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. In an explosive match up that’s sure to end in with someone laying on the canvas. While women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is coming back to defend her title against […]

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news that the world’s leading MMA promotion is planning both of these tittle fights for UFC 255, which will take place on November 21 at a to-be-determined location. UFC president Dana White confirmed both bouts are official. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani later added that Figueiredo has signed a new, six-fight contract with the UFC.

Figueiredo vs. Garbrandt has been heavily rumored in the last few weeks after Deveison Figueiredo destroyed Joseph Benavidez in their rematch on Fight Island to win the vacant UFC flyweight title. Not long after Figueiredo won the belt, Garbrandt said that he wanted to move down to flyweight and get an immediate title shot. His manager Ali Abdelaziz was able to get the deal done. Garbrandt, fresh off of a “KO of the Year” candidate against Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250, will now get a chance to fight for a second UFC title. (R/T BJPenn.com)

Flyweight Title

Both Deveison Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt are coming off impressive stoppage wins leading up to this fight. With Figueiredo scoring an emphatic first round submission win over Joseph Benevidaz in an absolute shout out of a performance in July. While Cody Garbrandt beat the brakes off of Assuncao with a knockout of the year performance in June.

Women’s Flyweight Title

On the other side we have Valentina Shevchenko returning after 6 months, coming off her dominant performance against Kaitlyn Chookagian. Her opponent Jennifer Maia is coming off a great fight against Joanne Calderwood, where she flustered the Scott standing, before earning a submission victory early.

Who do you think will win these awesome flyweight title match ups?

Garbrandt vs. Figueiredo, Shevchenko vs. Maia Announced for UFC 255 Card

UFC has set up a double-main event for its Nov. 21 pay-per-view. Per UFC President Dana White (h/t ESPN’s Brett Okamoto ), Deiveson Figueiredo will defend the flyweight championship …

BREAKING: Figueiredo vs. Garbrandt, Shevchenko vs. Maia Title Bouts Set For UFC 255

UFC 255 has two title fights on tap for Nov. 21. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Deiveson Figueiredo will put his flyweight championship on the line against former bantamweight ruler Cody Garbrandt. A…

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