Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw knows Cody Garbrandt just as well as Garbrandt knows Dillashaw. The two collide this Saturday night at UFC 217 for Garbrandt’s title, which Dillashaw previously held. In preparing for the bout with hi…
Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw knows Cody Garbrandt just as well as Garbrandt knows Dillashaw. The two collide this Saturday night at UFC 217 for Garbrandt’s title, which Dillashaw previously held. In preparing for the bout with his former Team Alpha Male teammate, Dillashaw sees areas he can take advantage of. “He’s got a […]
The fourth-ever 135-pound champion in UFC history is set to make the first defense of his title this weekend (Sat. November 4, 2017) at Madison Square Garden against his former teammate-turned-rival TJ Dillashaw. Garbrandt has been dominant thus far in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, racking up an undefeated record of 11-0 in which […]
The fourth-ever 135-pound champion in UFC history is set to make the first defense of his title this weekend (Sat. November 4, 2017) at Madison Square Garden against his former teammate-turned-rival TJ Dillashaw.
Garbrandt has been dominant thus far in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, racking up an undefeated record of 11-0 in which he has finished nine of his opponents via knockout. His most recent win saw him defeat, arguably, the greatest 135-pound fighter of all time in Dominick Cruz – and he did it in dominant fashion.
“No Love” was able to neutralize Cruz’s signature movement that has frustrated the best of fighters (including Dillashaw), and knocked down “The Dominator” several times throughout their 25-minute contest.
The Team Alpha Male product became the second man to ever defeat Cruz in MMA competition, and proved himself a true force to be reckoned with inside the Octagon. Now he’ll have to make his first title defense against former UFC bantamweight king TJ Dillashaw, who has been on a two-fight win streak since losing his title to Cruz in January of last year.
During a recent media scrum Garbrandt vowed to put on the best performance of his fighting career, and claimed to be the ‘most hungry fighter ever’ (quotes via MMA Junkie):
“Three days until I put on my best performance and defend my title,” Garbrandt said. “It’s exciting. It’s going to be worth it.
“You can expect me to be better than ever before. I’m the most hungry fighter ever.
UFC 217 is a few days away and the third episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, UFC champions visit New York City landmarks as strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk ventures to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and bantamweight king Cody Garbrandt heads to Renzo Gracie Academy. Bantamweight title challenger TJ Dillashaw continues […]
UFC 217 is a few days away and the third episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.
In the episode, UFC champions visit New York City landmarks as strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk ventures to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and bantamweight king Cody Garbrandt heads to Renzo Gracie Academy. Bantamweight title challenger TJ Dillashaw continues his training camp in California and gets polished up for the trip to recapture the belt he once held. Middleweight champion Michael Bisping gets coaching advice from autograph seekers, and opponent Georges St-Pierre trains both above water and below. Welterweight Jorge Masvidal, in town to take on Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, first takes in a Knicks game at MSG.
UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt revealed that sticking up for TJ Dillashaw against Conor McGregor could have seen him exit the promotion Garbrandt told BT Sports’ Caroline Pearce that his infamous rush on McGregor in defense of one-time …
UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt revealed that sticking up for TJ Dillashaw against Conor McGregor could have seen him exit the promotion Garbrandt told BT Sports’ Caroline Pearce that his infamous rush on McGregor in defense of one-time Team Alpha Male teammate and now arch-rival TJ Dillashaw was not well received. The Ultimate Fighter 22 […]
The rivalry between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw is one of the most enduring in MMA today. Both men are elite talents in their division, both have a shared history dating back to their time in Team Alpha Male and, of course, both men really hate eac…
The rivalry between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw is one of the most enduring in MMA today. Both men are elite talents in their division, both have a shared history dating back to their time in Team Alpha Male and, of course, both men really hate each other.
It wasn’t always like this. Back in 2015, Garbrandt was riled up to the point of violence after Conor McGregor famously questioned the relationship between Dillashaw and his at-the-time friends at Team Alpha Male:
When Dillashaw eventually split off from the gym, however, the gloves came off and Garbrandt was right alongside Alpha Male owner Urijah Faber in bashing him. While Faber slid into retirement, Garbrandt kept rising up the ranks and, eventually, captured the UFC bantamweight title. That put Dillashaw and Garbrandt on a collision course and that, naturally, led to the UFC highlighting the rivalry through a season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Everyone expected fireworks right away, and Garbrandt delivered when he blew up and grabbed Dillashaw by the throat during an argument on-set:
Even after seeing how hot-headed Garbrandt was during his rise up the rankings, this was a surprising sight, and one that only helped to build up the rivalry. The Ultimate Fighter was supposed to lead to a decisive showdown at UFC 213, but an injury forced Garbrandt off the card.
The bout was rescheduled for UFC 217 but the pure hatred between the two of them hasn’t cooled off since, with both fighters exchanging pointed barbs during interviews and over social media. The time for talk ends on Saturday, however, as they step into the cage for what should be their climactic showdown.
UFC 217 is less than a week away and the second episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt touches down in New York and begins a shopping spree. Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is joined by head coach Duane Ludwig at his California home. Strawweight champion […]
UFC 217 is less than a week away and the second episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.
In the episode, bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt touches down in New York and begins a shopping spree. Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is joined by head coach Duane Ludwig at his California home. Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Rose Namajunas both put in tough training sessions with their respective teams.
Middleweight champion Michael Bisping gets his heart rate by running on the treadmill and talking about his career. His opponent, former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, packs for the trip to New York City and a momentous Octagon return.
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