Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Grabrandt is looking incredibly skinny two weeks ahead of his flyweight debut.<\/p>\n
Garbrandt (12-4 MMA) made the decision to test the waters at 125lbs following his unanimous decision loss to Rob Font<\/a> back in May. That setback served as Cody’s fourth in his past five fights, with three of those defeats coming by way of knockout.<\/p>\n Although the drop down to flyweight admittedly “scared” Cody Garbrandt, he knows that a win over Kai Kara-France at UFC 269 could lead to a quick title shot opportunity.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got to make a statement, and I\u2019m known to,\u201d<\/em> Garbrandt said on his\u00a0\u201cRollin with the Homies\u201d<\/a> podcast (via MMAJunkie<\/a>).. \u201cThis is a huge fight for me, (a) huge opportunity for my career. I\u2019m as scared of this as any fight because I\u2019ve never made 125. I\u2019ve never fought here. There\u2019s a lot of unanswered questions. Just like going into the Dominick Cruz fight \u2013 yeah, I could go in there and knock him out. But could I go five rounds? Could I do this? Could I do that?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so many unanswered questions that it scares me and motivates me in the sense of doing the extra. Not that I haven\u2019t in the past, but it\u2019s more,”<\/em> Cody Garbrandt continued. “You have to add more onto it, then figure it out. So I think that this will be a great weight for me. My energy levels feel good. I\u2019ve been on a diet for about two months now, so I\u2019ve already shaved off five to seven pounds, give or take. I\u2019m feeling good.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Kara-France (22-9 MMA) is coming off a knockout win over Rogerio Bontorin in his most recent effort at UFC 259. Prior to that, he had suffered a submission loss to Brand Royval. The Kiwi is currently ranked seventh in the flyweight division.<\/p>\n Now just eleven days away from UFC 269, a photo has emerged of Cody Garbrandt trimming down to his new weight class. As seen below, the former bantamweight champ doesn’t appear to have an ounce of fat on him.<\/p>\n Seccccc le Cody Garbrandt pour ses debut en flyweight, a voir si son menton tient le coup. pic.twitter.com\/71JnLdqf9r<\/a><\/p>\n — kakarot (@kakarot_ufc) November 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n