Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt returns to the octagon at UFC 296
UFC 296 is to go down on December 16, 2023, reside from the T-Cell Area in Paradise, Nevada, and is to be headlined by a welterweight championship bout between Leon Edwards and no. 2 ranked former title challenger Colby Covington.
Co-headlining the occasion can also be a title struggle, this one coming at 125 lbs between Alexandre Pantoja and no. 4 ranked Brandon Royval.
Cody Garbrandt will try and put collectively his first two-fight win streak in seven years at this occasion when he faces the at all times recreation, Brian Kelleher.
37-year-old Kelleher, although comes into this bout on a two-fight skid, has at occasions completed properly for himself up to now into his UFC profession. Debuting for the promotion in June of 2017, Kelleher submitted excessive degree BJJ black belt Iuri Alcantara in a mere 108 seconds earlier than dropping his subsequent outing to no. 6 ranked Marlon Vera.
Kelleher has been up and down together with his wins and losses since, going 7-6 following his first two promotional appearances. He does nevertheless boast a win over one former UFC bantamweight champion in Renan Barao (UD); will he safe his second at UFC 296?
Garbrandt, following an 11-0 begin to his skilled profession that noticed him defeat the best bantamweight of all time in Dominick Cruz to seize the title, has since gone 2-5, shedding to the likes of TJ Dillashaw twice (TKO, KO), no. 10 ranked Pedro Munhoz (KO), no. 8 ranked Rob Font (UD), and no. 5 ranked flyweight Kai Kara-France (TKO).
His final struggle noticed him defeat Trevin Jones (UD), who practically knocked him out within the third and closing spherical following clear 10-9’s for Garbrandt within the first and second. Garbrandt was in a position to regain his composure nevertheless and choose up his first win in three years.
Now at 32 years of age, how a lot does Cody Garbrandt have left within the tank?
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