Dominick Cruz Thought Cody Garbrandt Was C.M Punk
Every time No. 8-ranked UFC bantamweight Cody “No Love” Garbrandt competes it becomes clearer and clearer that he could very well be a legitimate threat to Dominick Cruz’s 135-pound throne. “No Love” made waves when he blasted previously surging contender Thomas Almeida in the first round of their main event bout last May, and he continued that hot wave with another first round finish over veteran Takeya Mizugaki at last night’s (August 20, 2016) UFC 202 from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Not only has Garbrant, who trains with Cruz’s longtime rival Urijah Faber, won four straight UFC bouts, but he’s also strung up a bit of a rivalry with the champion. Recently speaking on “No Love”, Cruz said that he was disrespected by the Team Alpha Male product for no reason, also saying that he thought Garbrandt was C.M Punk, who will make his UFC debut at September 10’s UFC 203. “The Dominator” also made it clear that he had no problem facing off with Garbrandt:
“Garbrandt’s been running his mouth for a long time. Cruz said on FOX Sports 1. After I got done fighting Faber, he was right there already jawing, talking about me polishing the belt and whatnot. And it’s like, “Man, alright. Now you’ve disrespected me before I even knew who you were.” I didn’t even say one word to this man. I didn’t even know who he was! No clue! I just thought he was an up-and-comer with crazy tattoos. I thought he was CM Punk for a second, and then he got it together and I was like, “Oh, shoot – that’s not. That’s the CM Punk of the 135 pound division, he’s got all the hype behind him.” So maybe I should just go in there, take the wind from his sails, and then move on and keep beating everybody else.”
Would you like to see these two bantamweights cross paths in the near future?
