{"id":262376,"date":"2017-10-25T16:21:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T23:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=262376"},"modified":"2017-10-25T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T23:21:05","slug":"cody-garbrandt-making-business-move-fight-demetrious-johnson-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cody-garbrandt\/cody-garbrandt-making-business-move-fight-demetrious-johnson-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Garbrandt Making ‘Business Move’ to Fight Demetrious Johnson Next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cody Garbrandt is about to squash one of the biggest rivalries in MMA with the violence that awaits us at UFC 217. He’ll be defending his title against TJ Dillashaw, who needs no introduction. Potentially stacking back-to-back wins over long-time bantamweight king Dominick Cruz and former champion Dillashaw, would be a huge feather in the hat of Garbrandt. However, the current belt holder doesn’t want to just stop there, he wants to fight Demetrious Johnson<\/a> next to become a two-division champion. He’s talked about it before, but he doubled-down on this ‘business move’ today on the UFC 217 conference call.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a knockout over TJ [Dillashaw] I\u2019ve wiped out the division. There\u2019s a big gap between myself, then it goes [Dominick Cruz], and then TJ, and then it falls off from there so TJ is my next adversary, my next challenge. I know what he brings to the table. I\u2019m focused and prepared on that, to wipe him out and then go on from there. I always like to have a fight ahead of myself, you know, plan ahead, and obviously I\u2019m focused on TJ, but Mighty Mouse is next at 125 pounds. I can make 125 on November 4th if I wanted to.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UFC 217 Madison Square Garden vs @TJDillashaw<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/i5PbTqTB93<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n