During Cody Garbrandt’s reign as UFC bantamweight champion, there was much discussion surrounding his potential move down to the 125-pound flyweight division to challenge dominant divisional kingpin Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.<\/p>\n
Today, as Garbrandt readies to attempt to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title from TJ Dillashaw, the man who ended his reign, he’s still interested in a future flyweight title fight with Johnson. The UFC will just have to make it worth his while.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they go out and compensate us, I\u2019ll be more than willing to fight Mighty Mouse at 125 pounds,\u201d Garbrandt said during a Monday media luncheon to promote his rematch with Dillashaw, which goes down on August 4 in Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they don\u2019t want to pay us, I\u2019ll stay at 135 pounds and clean out my division, and [Johnson] will keep doing what he\u2019s doing,\u201d Garbrandt said. \u201cNo ill words toward Mighty Mouse. I think he\u2019s a great, great fighter. But they\u2019ve got to compensate us for that. I think it\u2019s going to be a great fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dillashaw has also recently been linked to a super fight with Johnson. This fight, of course, did not pan out. Garbrandt feels part of the reason it didn’t happen is because the UFC wanted him to be the one to drop down and fight Johnson \u2014 not Dillashaw.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t make the TJ [vs] \u2018DJ\u2019 match because they wanted me to go down there and do it,\u201d Garbrandt said. \u201cThat was my plan originally. TJ took that from me. He\u2019s not original, but we\u2019ll take care of him this Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n
If the UFC does pay up, Garbrandt is very confident he could make the 125-pound limit imposed on flyweight title fights.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got to go down a weight class, have a longer camp, invest money on the nutritional side and all that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n