Garbrandt says he will seek Demetrious Johnson's belt

C. Garbrandt is already thinking about moving down the division (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)

Ultimate bantamweight champion, cody garbrandt will make, on November 4th, the first defense of his belt against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 217. However, the North American already has his next fight in mind, regardless of the result of the duel with his former teammate. “No Love” revealed that he intends to challenge the flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.

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A superfight between Garbrandt and “Mighty Mouse” has been speculated before, with Johnson having already beaten practically all other challengers in his category. The bantamweight champion guaranteed that he would have no problem breaking the flyweight limit to make the fight happen.

“After knocking out Dillashaw, I will have already swept the division. There is a big difference between Dominick Cruz, me and TJ and the rest of the category. As I always like to have a fight in mind after the one I'm going to do, I'm focused on TJ, but Demetrious Johnson is next, at flyweight. I could break the flyweight limit on November 4th,” said the bantamweight in a press conference call last Wednesday (25th).

Even with Garbrandt's idea of ​​moving down to challenge Johnson, the bantamweight division remains full of potential challengers, such as Jimmie rivera, who faces the former champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 218 in early December. However, “No Love” does not believe that a duel with Rivera or a rematch with Cruz would bring him financial benefits.

"Dominick Cruz is at the end of his career. Neither he nor Rivera are profitable fights for me. I will fight against Demetrious Johnson. It’s a business decision”, he analyzed.