Category: Cody Garbrandt

  • Cody Garbrandt eyeing MSG return, still focused solely on rehab

    Cody Garbrandt eyeing MSG return, still focused solely on rehab

    While UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw may have been set to fight at UFC 213 earlier this summer, however the fight was forced to be cancelled after a back injury forced Garbrandt out of the fight. Despite UFC President Dana White sending Garbrandt to Germany to receive Orthokine treatment […]

  • Bodybuilder continuing campaign to fight a UFC champion

    Bodybuilder continuing campaign to fight a UFC champion

    If there is one thing that social media bodybuilder Matthew Kline Kader is getting out of his whole beef with UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, it’s attention. Good press or bad press, people are talking about Kader and his attempts to troll or actually fight and is picking up quite a few followers on social […]

  • Cody Garbrandt gives timeline for return from back injury

    Cody Garbrandt gives timeline for return from back injury

    This Saturday, fight fans will tune in for a stacked night of fights headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko. In the co-main event, top ranked middleweights Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero will step into the Octagon for a highly anticipated showdown for the interim middleweight championship. With that […]

  • VIDEO | Matthew Kline Kader explains what happened with “phoney” Cody Garbrandt in Sacramento

    VIDEO | Matthew Kline Kader explains what happened with “phoney” Cody Garbrandt in Sacramento

    Over the last few weeks, the bizarre beef between UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and Instagram personality / Internet troll Matthew Kline Kader has been generating quite a few headlines. This beef reached a crescendo on Sunday, when Kader arrived in Sacramento, and actually showed up at Garbrandt’s home base in Team Alpha Male – […]

  • Update: Cody Garbrandt vs. Matthew Kline Kader fails to come to fruition

    Update: Cody Garbrandt vs. Matthew Kline Kader fails to come to fruition

    Over the last few weeks, the MMA community has watched on in bewilderment as bodybuilder Matthew Kline Kader and UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt engaged in a heated Twitter beef, and ultimately agreed to fight inside Team Alpha Male, Garbrandt’s home base in Sacramento, California. Contrary to widespread doubt that this weird beef would actually […]

  • Matthew Kline Kader claims he has arrived, Cody Garbrandt states otherwise

    Matthew Kline Kader claims he has arrived, Cody Garbrandt states otherwise

    Matthew Kline Kader claims he has arrived, Cody Garbrandt states otherwise Well today is the big day. No, I am not talking about the highly anticipated UFC lightweight fight between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee tonight in Oklahoma City. And no, I am not talking about the return of former two division champion BJ Penn […]

  • Cody Garbrandt issues warning to TJ Dillashaw regarding Demetrious Johnson fight

    Cody Garbrandt issues warning to TJ Dillashaw regarding Demetrious Johnson fight

    Several months ago, it was announced that UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt would be making his first bantamweight title defense against TJ Dillashaw following a season of coaching on The Ultimate Fighter. Unfortunately, a back injury delayed the potential fight when Cody Garbrandt was flown to Germany by UFC President Dana White for a procedure […]

  • VIDEO| bodybuilder Matthew Kline Kader releases promo for fight with Cody Garbrandt

    VIDEO| bodybuilder Matthew Kline Kader releases promo for fight with Cody Garbrandt

    When UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was forced out of his UFC 213 fight with TJ Dillashaw with a back injury, his sizzling beef with Dillashaw was pushed onto the back burner. With this beef on the back burner, Garbrandt has thrust himself into another feud – and it’s a weird one. Over the last […]

  • Cody Garbrandt would love to return at UFC 214

    Cody Garbrandt would love to return at UFC 214

    If things had gone according to plan for bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt, he’d be fighting his arch rival TJ Dillashaw at UFC 213 this July 8. Regrettably, the champ was forced out of this hotly anticipated contest with a back injury. Luckily, Garbrandt has received the necessary treatment for his back troubles, and he’s now […]

  • Bodybuilder books flight to fight Cody Garbrandt after heated Twitter exchange

    Bodybuilder books flight to fight Cody Garbrandt after heated Twitter exchange

    We could be seeing UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt fight sooner than we thought. Earlier this week, Garbrandt got into a heated Twitter exchange with a bodybuilder named Matthew Kline Kader. It all started after Garbrandt replied to one of Dillashaw’s tweets about fighting UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Dillashaw: Would you rather see @MightyMouseUFC […]

  • VIDEO | Several scuffles break out in newest clip from The Ultimate Fighter

    VIDEO | Several scuffles break out in newest clip from The Ultimate Fighter

    It is too bad that Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw will not be settling their feud at UFC 213 as originally planned. Garbrandt suffered a back injury and will not be recovered in time to train for the fight by the July 8 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although the fight is now off, the […]

  • Cody Garbrandt off UFC 213

    Cody Garbrandt off UFC 213

    Over the course of this week, there has been much speculation as to whether or not UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt would be able to make his first title defense at UFC 213 on July 8th. While Garbrandt was slated to fight TJ Dillashaw on the highly anticipated card, news surfaced earlier this week that […]

  • Dana White gives update on Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw

    Dana White gives update on Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw

    On July 8th, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is set to step into the Octagon to defend his title against former teammate, and former UFC bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw at UFC 213. Unfortunately, ahead of the fight, Garbrandt has revealed that his back is injured. The champ was sent to UFC President Dana White’s doctor […]

  • Dana White unveils epic plan B if Cody Garbrandt is injured

    Dana White unveils epic plan B if Cody Garbrandt is injured

    The UFC recently revealed that bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt would be defending his UFC bantamweight title this summer against TJ Dillashaw in a highly anticipated grudge match following ‘TUF Redemption’. Unfortunately, this week, it was revealed that Dillashaw’s plane ticket to the UFC Summer Kickoff event was cancelled, since Garbrandt was flying to Germany to […]

  • Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw UFC 213 title fight potentially on rocky roads

    Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw UFC 213 title fight potentially on rocky roads

    The UFC 213 bantamweight title fight between champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion TJ Dillashaw may be on rocky roads. The two former teammates are slated to settle their differences in the Octagon at UFC 213 following their stints as coaches on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, both fighters took to social […]

  • Dominick Cruz explains why Cody Garbrandt will defeat TJ Dillashaw

    Dominick Cruz explains why Cody Garbrandt will defeat TJ Dillashaw

    This July, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will step into the Octagon against his former teammate, former bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw at UFC 213. Prior to the pair fighting, they have coached opposite one another on The Ultimate Fighter, where they engaged in several heated exchanges, the most noteworthy saw Garbrandt choke his former teammate. […]

  • Dominick Cruz makes his pick for Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw fight

    Dominick Cruz makes his pick for Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw fight

    This July 8, when the UFC takes over Las Vegas with UFC 213, bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will attempt to defend his title against a former champion – and former teammate – in TJ Dillashaw. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, another former champion in Dominick Cruz gave his take on this upcoming battle. […]

  • TJ Dillashaw puts beef aside, congratulates Cody Garbrandt on engagement

    TJ Dillashaw puts beef aside, congratulates Cody Garbrandt on engagement

    While former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, and UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt certainly have a very public and very longstanding feud, the pair momentarily put their beef aside recently after Garbrandt revealed via social media that he was engaged to be married. Garbrandt posted a photo with his fiancé to social media, which prompted […]

  • Bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt gets engaged

    Bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt gets engaged

    UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is one of the fastest rising stars in MMA – but don’t expect him to be adopting the Dan Bilzerian playboy lifestyle. The bantamweight king is now engaged to his long time girlfriend, Danny Pimsanguan. Pimsanguan announced her engagement to Garbrandt on her Instagram account. Garbrandt then shared this post […]

  • Cody Garbrandt – TJ Dillashaw beef reaches new heights as Dillashaw’s mother gets involved

    Cody Garbrandt – TJ Dillashaw beef reaches new heights as Dillashaw’s mother gets involved

    Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw used to train together at Team Alpha Male. Now, they don’t. Instead, they seem to share a real, reciprocal disdain for one another – a disdain that will come to a head when they battle for the divisional title at UFC 213 this July. Before […]

  • TJ Dillashaw: Garbrandt should sell alleged KO footage, give profits to charity for kids without fathers

    TJ Dillashaw: Garbrandt should sell alleged KO footage, give profits to charity for kids without fathers

    Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw used to train together at Team Alpha Male. Now, they don’t. Instead, they seem to share a real, reciprocal disdain for one another – a disdain that will come to a head when they battle for the divisional title at UFC 213 this July. Much […]

  • Chris Holdsworth refutes Cody Garbrandt’s claims that TJ Dillashaw ended his career

    Chris Holdsworth refutes Cody Garbrandt’s claims that TJ Dillashaw ended his career

    Back in November of 2013, Team Alpha Male‘s Chris Holdsworth won season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter with a second-round rear-naked choke win over Davey Grant. In May of 2014, he scored a decision win over Chico Camus, moving to 2-0 in the Octagon and 6-0 overall, and establishing himself as one of the brightest […]

  • Cody Garbrandt again suggests TJ Dillashaw has a history with needles

    Cody Garbrandt again suggests TJ Dillashaw has a history with needles

    The UFC bantamweight title fight between champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion TJ Dillashaw is heating up as they are set to meet in the Octagon at UFC 213 on July 8. With the two former teammates also starring as opposing coaches in the current season of The Ultimate Fighter, there is a ton of […]

  • VIDEO | Cody Garbrandt chokes TJ Dillashaw during The Ultimate Fighter

    VIDEO | Cody Garbrandt chokes TJ Dillashaw during The Ultimate Fighter

    Former Team Alpha Male teammates are now on clashing as UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion TJ Dillashaw star as opposing coaches on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter. The two will meet in a five-round title fight at UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada to settle their differences. […]

  • Demetrious Johnson says he and Cody Garbrandt spoke ‘off scene’ about fighting each other next

    Demetrious Johnson says he and Cody Garbrandt spoke ‘off scene’ about fighting each other next

    Many fans are hoping to see a superfight between UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt for Johnson’s chance to make history by beating Anderson Silva’s title defense record. With Johnson getting his hand raised in his 10th title defense against Wilson Reis at UFC on FOX 24 over the weekend, “Mighty […]

  • PHOTO | Amazing poster released for Garbrandt vs Dillashaw

    PHOTO | Amazing poster released for Garbrandt vs Dillashaw

    UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion TJ Dillashaw are set to settle their feud in the Octagon. The two former Team Alpha Male teammates will surely look to use their expereience with training together in the past to capitalize on each other during their UFC 213 title fight taking place in Las Vegas, […]

  • Urijah Faber gives prediction for Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw bantamweight title fight

    Urijah Faber gives prediction for Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw bantamweight title fight

    Urijah Faber, who recently retired from MMA and will soon be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, is the mentor of reigning bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. He was also the mentor of former champion TJ Dillashaw, until Dillashaw left Faber’s Sacramento camp, creating one of MMA’s most visible feuds in the process. As such, Faber’s […]

  • Demetrious Johnson responds to Cody Garbrandt’s challenge

    Demetrious Johnson responds to Cody Garbrandt’s challenge

    UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is rapidly approaching Anderson Silva’s UFC record for most title defenses in UFC history. Johnson is currently set to fight Wilson Reis in a highly anticipated showdown this weekend, where he will move one step closer to breaking Silva’s record. With a win, Johnson will tie Silva’s record, however the […]