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Report – Ex-Champion Cody Garbrandt books UFC return for August card at bantamweight limit

Despite confirming how a potential rematch with fellow former champion, Dominick Cruz was on the cards this summer, former bantamweight kingpin, Cody Garbrandt is lining up an August 19. return against surging submission ace, Mario Bautista. At the time of publication, an official billing, location, or venue for the promotion’s card has yet to be […]

Garbrandt, a former undisputed bantamweight champion under the UFC banner, most recently featured at UFC 285 back in March against Trevin Jones, defeating his compatriot in a unanimous decision victory. The victory propelled former champion, Garbrandt back to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since 2020.

As for Bautista, the Winnemucca native has enjoyed an impressive four-fight winning run since dropping a TKO loss to common-foe, Jones back in 2021, most recently submitting Guido Cannetti with a first round neck crank back in March to boot. MMA Fighting reporter, Damon Martin was first to report the news of Cody Garbrandt’s return against Mario Bautista.

“Cody Garbrandt vs. Mario Bautista in the works for a UFC event on August 19, per sources,” Martin tweeted.

Cody Garbrandt vs. Mario Bautista in the works for a UFC event on August 19, per sources.

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— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 28, 2023

13-5 as a professional, prior to his decision win over Jones, Ohio native, Garbrandt had suffered consecutive losses to Kai Kara-France in a brief flyweight excursion, off the back of a main event defeat against recent winner, Rob Font.

Securing a stunning buzzer-beating KO of Raphael Assuncao back in 2020, Garbrandt had snapped a win-less run of three consecutive knockout defeats to Pedro Munhoz, and former titleholder, T.J. Dillashaw.

Cody Garbrandt won UFC gold back in 2016

Winning UFC bantamweight gold in just his eleventh professional fight, Garbrandt, 31, turned in a masterful performance to defeat former two-time division best, Cruz back in December 2016 at UFC 206.

En route to the championship, Garbrandt had landed knockout wins over the likes of Marcus Brimage, Thomas Almeida, and Takeya Mizugaki.

12-2 as a professional, before his submission win over Cannetti, Bautista had landed successive triumphs over the trio of Jay Perrin, Brian Kelleher, and Benito Lopez.

Cody Garbrandt reveals offer to rematch UFC great Dominick Cruz in July: ‘He’s a legend of the sport’

Former undisputed UFC bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt has been revealed he’s been offered the opportunity to rematch fellow former division titleholder, Dominick Cruz as soon as July of this year by the promotion, following his recent return to the winner’s enclosure. Garbrandt, who was expected to fight WEC veteran, Rani Yahya at UFC 285 earlier […]

Garbrandt, who was expected to fight WEC veteran, Rani Yahya at UFC 285 earlier this month, managed to return to winning ways against short-notice replacement, Trevin Jones – securing an impressive unanimous decision victory.

As for Cruz, the former two-time undisputed bantamweight champion, has been sidelined since headlining UFC Fight Night San Diego back in August of last year, suffering a high kick knockout loss to incoming UFC Fight Night San Antonio headliner, Marlon Vera.

Initially matching with power-puncher, Garbrandt in the co-main event of UFC 2017 in December 2016, Cruz dropped his undisputed bantamweight crown to the then-undefeated Garbrandt, in one of the most heralded championship challengers in the history of the Octagon.

Cody Garbrandt reveals an offer to rematch Dominick Cruz is on the table

Voicing his interest in a rescheduled fight against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Yahya in the future, Garbrandt also revealed he had been approached with a rematch offer against Cruz for a UFC event in July.

“It was a good fight, man – he’s (Dominick Cruz) a legend of the sport,” Cody Garbrandt told MMA Junkie Radio during an interview. “It was a great night for me to fight such a masterclass performance gaainst one of the greatest bantamweights to ever do it. And it wa great, you know? He’s still out here plugging along and doing his thing. It’s funny, Ali (Abdelaziz) hit me up the other day and was like, ‘Hey, would you like to do a Dominick Cruz rematch in July?’”

“… I’ve got nothing against Dominick, I have a lot of respect for him – not that I didn’t prior to us fighting,” Cody Garbrandt explained. “I have a lot of respect for him you know, and understanding of him. We’ve had a lot of conversations. We run into each other – I mean, that night was just my night. I feel like any night against Dominick Cruz will be my night, for sure.” (Transcribed by MMA News)

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Cody Garbrandt Reveals Neck Injury Suffered Hours Before UFC 285 Win

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Cody Garbrandt details scary neck injury on the morning of UFC 285: “I had a nerve block put in my neck”

Cody Garbrandt returned to action last night and collected his first win in two years showing glimpses of the old Garbrandt that so many MMA fans fell in love with. It’s not been an easy road for ‘No Love’ since losing the title, receiving loss after loss. But despite all this, it seems the once […]

Cody Garbrandt returned to action last night and collected his first win in two years showing glimpses of the old Garbrandt that so many MMA fans fell in love with.

It’s not been an easy road for ‘No Love’ since losing the title, receiving loss after loss. But despite all this, it seems the once UFC bantamweight champion has remained unshaken by finally returning to winning ways last night when he took on Trevin Jones.

Garbrandt details injury during fight

During the post-fight interview, Garbrandt revealed to Media that “I ended up injuring my neck and had a nerve block put in my neck last week. Man, [during] my last takedown in my warm-up this morning, I ended up slamming my neck, causing a huge stinger, losing full range of motion of my left arm. And I was like, you know what, there’s never going to be an ideal situation.”

It was a takedown during the fight that saw Garbrandt get another nerve block rendering his arm completely immobile.

“I mean, my arm and neck are still [bad]. In one of the takedowns I got, I ended up getting a really bad stinger,” Garbrandt said. “He almost got me in a guillotine, but I fought out of it. But, my arm was completely dead.”

Now being 2-5 in his last seven and training with a new team, the former champ sees it possible to get back to title-winning ways by taking a more calculated approach when fighting.

It was a much-needed win last night and I’m sure many fans will of seen it as a pleasant site for the Ohio-born fighter.