November 11, 2024 5:00 pm ET
In response to T.J. Dillashaw, the UFC closely invested in Cody Garbrandt.
Dillashaw ended up combating former coaching companion Garbrandt twice after he fell out with Group Alpha Male. The pair coached Season 25 of “The Final Fighter,” and tensions reached a boiling level in the course of the filming of the present.
Garbrandt was an undefeated bantamweight champion throughout that point after he placed on a masterclass towards Dominick Cruz to dethrone him. Dillashaw says the UFC put numerous inventory into “No Love” main as much as their title struggle.
“He had numerous strain on him, as nicely,” Dillashaw mentioned of Garbrandt on “The Casuals MMA” podcast. “He had a tremendous struggle towards Cruz. I’ve by no means seen Cody Garbrandt be that good. His type is ideal for Cruz. He’s by far the quickest human being I’ve ever educated with relating to response occasions and the way fast he’s. He’s obtained nice wrestling, and he’s obtained energy in his palms, so it was an ideal matchup for him. Coming off that, the UFC was like, ‘Hey, that is our subsequent huge horse. Let’s put some cash into him.’
“In order that they marketed the sh*t out of him, put him in a bunch of commercials, obtained some celebrities behind him. From what I used to be instructed, they put like $6 million into advertising him earlier than our struggle, gave us ‘The Final Fighter.’ So he went to huge stardom, method larger than me – quick. They needed him to be the following Conor McGregor, like run your mouth. I wouldn’t say he’s the sharpest software within the shed to have the ability to be capable of do one thing like that. He says sh*t, and he doesn’t know what he’s speaking about.” Dillashaw ended up getting one of the best of Garbrandt by knockout in two-straight title fights. Since beating Cruz, Garbrandt has struggled to stay on the high of the bantamweight ladder, going 3-6 in his subsequent 9 fights.
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