{"id":230478,"date":"2017-03-30T07:11:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=230478"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:23:10","slug":"cody-garbrandt-keen-drop-flyweight-spoil-demetrious-johnson-title-defense-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cody-garbrandt\/cody-garbrandt-keen-drop-flyweight-spoil-demetrious-johnson-title-defense-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Garbrandt wants to drop to flyweight and spoil Demetrious Johnson’s title defense record"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson<\/a> has quietly assembled one of the longest championship win-streaks in UFC history, having defended his belt a whopping nine times<\/a>. If he successfully defends his title against Wilson Reis at UFC on Fox 24 this April, he’ll make it 10, and tie Anderson Silva for the record.<\/p>\n

Johnson’s next defense after Reis, then, would give him the opportunity to make history with the most consecutive title defenses of any UFC champion. While Johnson’s opportunity to set this record is still some time away \u2013 and contingent\u00a0on the outcome of his fight with the dangerous Reis \u2013 one fighter is already angling to spoil it. And not just any fighter: UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Onnit CEO Aubrey Marcus<\/a>, Garbrandt explained that, should he successfully defend his bantamweight crown against TJ Dillashaw this summer<\/a>, he’d next like to drop down to flyweight and attempt to spoil Johnson’s bid at history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d rather go down [to flyweight] before I go up [to featherweight]\u201d the bantamweight champ said (h\/t\u00a0MMAJunkie.com<\/a>). \u201cDemetrious has a fight with Wilson Reis in the not too distant future that\u2019s coming up. He\u2019ll tie Anderson Silva\u2019s record, then his next fight would be the all-time record. He\u2019s going for the huge record. Make him earn it [by fighting me].\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Demetrious<\/p>\n

Garbrandt then explained the reason for his surprising callout of “Mighty Mouse,” who he considers a friend. Apparently, it’s all about building a legacy \u2013 and adding a bit of zest to the flyweight division.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously TJ is first and foremost \u2013 I\u2019m focused on him \u2013 but you have to think about other things,\u201d he said. \u201cConor\u2019s not fighting, Aldo and [Max] Holloway are fighting [at UFC 212 in June], so that ties up [everyone but] Demetrious, and he\u2019s the pound-for-pound best, an incredible fighter, great human. I like him a lot and his family, but for me it\u2019s a legacy I set out to build. Friendships are friendships, but it\u2019s business at the end of the day, and I think it could go on as a huge fight, especially for that division because it\u2019s kind of lackluster a lot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m young, 25, so if I go down [to flyweight] now, the time is now for that fight to be on the rise,\u201d Garbrandt concluded. \u201cI really think that should be [the next fight] \u2013 after the TJ fight of course. \u2026 I\u2019ll wait and see if Dominick [Cruz] comes back<\/a>, but if not I\u2019m going to go after [Johnson].\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Cody Garbrandt could thwart the seemingly unbeatable Demetrious Johnson? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/30\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has quietly assembled one of the longest championship win-streaks in UFC history, having defended his belt a whopping nine times. If he successfully defends his title against Wilson Reis at UFC on Fox 24 this April, he’ll make it 10, and tie Anderson Silva for the record. 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