“He’s missed weight a few times, so I think he’s just an oversized bantamweight who used to bully flyweights,” Cody Garbrandt said in an interview with Kevin Iole last year ahead of his bout against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300. Like many fans, ‘No Love’ wasn’t impressed by the former flyweight champion being much bigger than other 125ers. In the past, the Brazilian has struggled with weight cuts, even missing by 2.5 pounds against Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Night 169. However, at UFC Rio, that perception slightly changed.

In the UFC Rio co-main event, ‘Deus da Guerra’ secured a solid victory over the towering Montel Jackson . Although the fight wasn’t a barnburner, fans inside the Farmasi Arena were thrilled to see one of their legendary champions get his hand raised. Figue

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