UFC bantamweight champion Cody “No Love” Garbrandt was initially set to face off against former champion and rival T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 213. However, the champion is currently suffering a back injury that requires attention. As a result, “No Love” has been pulled from the title fight grudge match.
T.J. Dillashaw has shown interest in facing off against UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. However, Cody Garbrandt has revealed that he has no interest in facing Dillashaw, if the former champion loses to Demetrious Johnson.
In an interview on The MMA Hour, as transcribed by MMA Fighting, Cody Garbrandt explained that he talked about the sitution with Dana White.
“TJ, if you get beat, I will never fight you. I’m gonna go down and fight Demetrious at ‘25. You lost that chance. TJ, you go in there and beat DJ, I’m gonna jump down to ‘25 and steal your belt. That’s what I told [UFC president] Dana [White].”
“I’m gonna finish him and then I want to go and fight Demetrious. That’s my legacy that I’m creating. TJ is a generic version of everything. He’s a generic version of Dominick Cruz. I wanted to fight Demetrious and now he wants to fight Demetrious.”
“That’s my goal. I’ve spoken to Demetrious numerous times,” he continued. “That’s my goal after the TJ fight. TJ, first and foremost, but I’m wanting to go down and fight Demetrious right after that.”
