‘That’s Going To Be A Huge Pay-Per-View’

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Cody Garbrandt appears to continue his comeback tour when he squares off with former flyweight world champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

After dropping 5 out of six fights contained in the Octagon, ‘No Love’ has seen a little bit of a resurgence, securing a unanimous determination victory over Trevin Jones earlier than face-planting Brian Kelleher in his last outing at UFC 296. Returning to the Octagon for the promotion’s huge UFC 300 card in Las Vegas, Garbrandt will try handy ‘Deus da Guerra’ his first loss within the bantamweight division and re-establish himself as a respectable contender for the 135-pound title.

With a win over Figueiredo, Garbrandt would probably thrust himself again into the bantamweight division’s prime 10, placing him that a lot nearer to a conflict with reigning titleholder ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley.

“If he’s nonetheless the champion when it’s my time to battle for the title once more, regain the title, I’m proud of that battle,” Garbrandt mentioned throughout Wednesday’s UFC media event. “That’s going to be an enormous pay-per-view draw. No different bantamweight within the division strikes the needle like I do. I simply should deal with profitable and every little thing else will fall into place.”

May we see Cody Garbrandt climb again into the contender’s circle at UFC 300?

Sean O’Malley is recent off a dominant efficiency towards Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299, successfully defending his title for the very first time. No official bulletins have been made, however ‘Sugar’ lately teased a return this September to place his crown on the road towards the division’s No. 1 ranked contender, Merab Dvalishvili.