{"id":235807,"date":"2017-05-02T09:51:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=235807"},"modified":"2017-05-02T09:51:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:51:59","slug":"dominick-cruz-explains-cody-garbrandt-will-defeat-tj-dillashaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cody-garbrandt\/dominick-cruz-explains-cody-garbrandt-will-defeat-tj-dillashaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominick Cruz explains why Cody Garbrandt will defeat TJ Dillashaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, former bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz, who has fought both men, believes that Garbrandt will win the fight<\/a>. During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour<\/a>, Dominick Cruz elaborated on how Dillashaw’s style makes him a good matchup for his former teammate, but why it won’t be enough:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think stylistically, TJ has the technique and the tools to beat a guy like Cody,\u201d Cruz said on Monday\u2019s edition of The MMA Hour (via MMA Fighting). \u201cHe kicks fluently, he mixes his punches and kicks. Cody has the edge in the power in the pocket, but TJ can make up the pocket work with kicks, movement, and angles, and he\u2019s kicking a little bit more than I did against Cody, so I think that will play to his advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut as for the mental game, I think the fact that TJ is facing that whole camp, not just Cody Garbrandt, I think that\u2019s really wearing on TJ. I think it\u2019s going to keep wearing on him. I think the mental is what gets him beat against Cody.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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As Cruz pointed out, he believes the mental strain of Dillashaw frequently engaging with his former teammates on The Ultimate Fighter will likely wear on the former champ. That engagement with his former teammates even resulted in a shouting match between Dillashaw and Faber on the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter, their first public spat since Dillashaw’s very public departure from Team Alpha Male.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/2\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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