Cody Garbrandt Explains the Rivalry Between himself and TJ DIllashaw

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[@freddyvalentine]

Cody's win against Cruz stands out as one of the best performances in the octagon. If he was able to consistently tap into that wild potential he would probably still have the belt today.

[@NooDLES411911]

You can't outwork a glass chin. But yeah that fight against Cruz was one of the best performances I've ever seen. He was on a different level that night.

[@Riderbrudda]

Yes if he fights with cool head he is very dangerous. He probably would've beat tj had he not been emotional and started swinging.

[@Shiny101]

He beat a washed up Cruz. Both TJ fights are the most satisfying in UFC history. Cody got 0 fight IQ

[@Renulph]

False, he was trained to beat specifically that style after that countless failures of his teammates at Team Alpha Male. He was designed to beat Cruz and he didn't have the wrinkles to beat other styles, not the composure.

[@freddyvalentine]

@@Renulph OK, Dwight.

[@robertreynolds930]

he seems like hes grown a lot, you can tell hes calm talking about it, almost regrets it a little bit. good for him

[@TJCarpentryServices]

Of course he regrets it, he defended the guy first then went against him and lost twice

[@joshhponce6768]

​@@TJCarpentryServicestrue would be a much different fight right now tho aswell

[@alexhansen-os1qn]

@@joshhponce6768yeah after tjs shoulder is fucked now any time before then he still sleeps Cody 😂

[@bluemystic7501]

Time and age do that to people.

[@paavola2]

Getting knocked out multiple times can change your brain… 👀

[@robcharette1915]

I like that he admitted at age 25 that nobody could tell him anything. That’s why he was such a hothead. Too much fame too fast for him with his lack of maturity. Dude had a tough upbringing and seems like he has really grown up since the TJ drama that is now in the rear view mirror. Best of luck to him.

[@orcanimal]

Gave a really classy answer when he really didn't have to. There's a lot he could've said about TJ and stuff he's done, yet he chose not to bring any of it up and only described events without assigning any blame. Frankly surprising, considering he'd probably be in the right to mention some of the negative stuff

[@hansoloburger2322]

And what are these things he didn’t mention and how do you know these things? Are fact

[@orcanimal]

@@hansoloburger2322 Because I've been following MMA for more than a year like you. Do you even know who Cody is? The beef between him and TJ was a major topic in MMA a few years ago, the whole topic has been discussed ad nosium. Cody could've really laid into TJ here and chose not to do it, which is suprising considering he'd been kind of justified to do so. You can google it I'm not gonna start explaining MMA lore to you

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@orcanimal I only read the first line and you make yourself look silly cause the topic is from well over a year ago. When you become a man you won’t reply like that to people anymore all emotionally

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@orcanimal I read the rest and replied but KZbin took it down cause the stuff I said would’ve hurt your feelings see even KZbin knows your emotional from your reply

[@linken187]

​@@hansoloburger2322fr

[@charliekb5144]

Cody’s the man a lot of maturity shown here!

[@5ubmission]

🗡️

[@deadboe7780]

You can’t talk shit about the guy who slept you twice

[@BullyBoxer]

@@deadboe7780 he could’ve done if he wanted so stop being silly , you could’ve mentioned all the pharmaceuticals TJ was on. 😂

[@flex2timez]

@@BullyBoxerI’m very sure a few other team alpha male guys were on PEDs

[@danielmoore2320]

​@@deadboe7780 exactly 😂

[@EnthusiasticLock-hn4qp]

Was never a fan of Cody, was a hot head. These little snips of him showing humility and maturity changed my mind on him.

[@SNoozzyJ]

🙄

[@mitchellpatteson1657]

Agreed.

[@POPLee14]

Getting slept half a dozen times tends to shut you up

[@capitalg1415]

I swear y’all think y’all angels

[@Jetlifeetravi]

He's an older man now with children. He's clearly grown up a ton.

[@miggs80]

What’s funny is everyone one of those Team Alpha Male fighters left because of how unorganized it was. Even Justin Buchholz said Urijah Faber’s ego ruined the gym and he understands why TJ left.

[@_cohen]

Urijah only cares about his Chinese fighters now

[@was786loaded]

Cody was the one who started it all by backchatting all the way, and showing hiw spoilt he was. We all saw how he acted in the ultimate fighter and he left uriah and co with no choice. Then team alpha male started flopping, and now this guy has left they are slowly going back to there good old days.

[@JobsJ87]

​@@was786loadedhow long you been training at alpha male? lol

[@was786loaded]

@@JobsJ87 3 years was the building manager

[@shawnsdr3406]

​​@@was786loadedSo you were cleaning the Alpha male jock straps huh😂

[@anyboii]

Cody is so intelligent, hes just godda get ahold of his temper. Im always interested to watch him compete.

[@granimations2510]

the reason why he lost the TJ fights WAS because he just had a kid and couldn't train 24/7, plus all the anger he had made him do bad decisions in the fight

[@miggs80]

@@granimations2510The reason he lost was TJ was better. TJ finished him both times.

[@fuzzymalone4949]

@@miggs80two close fights and TJ was on the juice lol

[@anyboii]

@granimations2510 I respect your opinion. Every fighter can use outside distractions as a result of their performance. A great champion is graceful in both victory and defeat. No excuses.

[@anyboii]

@@granimations2510.

[@jsavagemode8933]

Cody was beast in his prime and still legend in the fight game

[@Dreamcatcher-pn5re]

never was. stop it

[@coulombeQC]

His prime lasted 1 fight then it all went downhill 😂

[@billymabum3514]

Absolute rubbish . Fought an over the hill Cruz then got embarrassed ever since

[@macbook802]

A legend?

[@bigben3163]

Tj vs Cody in bare knuckle would be insane

[@VulgarBeyondSteel]

Needs to happen

[@Day9294_]

TJ via ko in a minute.....

[@lennyjenkins9931]

​@@Day9294_TJs Style wouldn't mix well in Bare knuckle

[@SuperPeterok]

Karate Combat

[@jas1511]

Codys run is completely different if he doesn't get TKO'd twice by that cheater. He hasn't been the same fighter since.

[@mrvlogs8648]

He never cheated

[@mrvlogs8648]

It was epo for the Henry cejudo fight at flyweight never was caught doing it at bantamweight at all stay salty

[@0651sgt]

@@mrvlogs8648USADA admitted they didn’t test for EPO before and couldn’t retest his old samples because they were long gone. No one starts cheating AFTER they become champion. Get a clue.

[@SuperPeterok]

Don't be so oblivious. He was cheating a good chunk of his career. He just got caught once

[@tombell6989]

I went from loving Cody to hating him to loving him again. That performance against DC might have been one of the greatest displays of flow state I have ever seen

[@alansteel]

He memorized Cruz's patterns with the help of Alpha Male's previous 6 fights with him. That's why he was never able to duplicate that success against anyone else. Anyway, against Cruz it was still 3-2.

[@Thug_Nose]

I read DC and instantly thought of Daniel Cormier 😂

[@chrisregancoaching]

@@alansteelI dunno how to tell you this but there was absolutely no pattern or method to his footwork

[@Thug_Nose]

Damn I just realized. TJ and Cody are like the bantamweights of Jon and DC. TJ cheated both fights using EPO just like how Jon cheated in his 2 fights with DC. Their careers could’ve been much different and mightve had a lot more success if their opponents were clean

[@placeholdername3206]

Watching the smaller guys like Cody and TJ fight is crazy, they are so fast and so skilled. It's actually a lot more enjoyable than watching heavyweights

[@lake_cooper]

I admire Cody for not mentioning TJ's roids & cheating. ...BUT I'LL SAY IT!!!!!! TJ is a cheater, not a champion.

[@reichspector2413]

Jones cheated more yet his legacy is rarely questioned

[@Dana__black]

@@reichspector2413it’s always questioned by people who care about the integrity of the sport.

[@kobemead8935]

He didn’t cheat once at 35, he beat Cody clean. Cope.

[@ybmsimba2410]

​@@Dana__blackwhich is a very small minority

[@itsaprank6101]

The problem is tj only tested positive for epo on his fight with cejudo only after tj tested positive ufc retested all his b sample from his previous fight for peds and all came back negative and the one fight he tested positive was a loss while theirs jon jones who have multiple failed test for peds yet mma community glorified him😆

[@IAmIcepro]

TJ pissed hot. Cody lost twice. Glad to see he is much more chill about it all

[@rooibosvanille862]

I would like to See a vlog of both just chillin and watchin ufc together. I like to See Legends of the game chillin together, thats what its about in combat sports. And all the Fans, put some respect on the name, even after a loss.

[@EddieGarciaVQ]

CG has some of the best hands I've ever seen. Dude is a straight up beast 🔥

[@turdferguson2839]

Cody was being used and misled by Uriah Faber. Uriah Faber made money off TJ when TJ was fighting for team alpha and he was mad when TJ left. All the hate was just Uriah being upset because he wanted to make money off tj and then tried to use Cody to get revenge.

[@Tripp42]

Cody seems humble now, good for him.

[@jimgray3346]

Garbrandt vs Cruz was like watching Brad Pitt in Troy, but in real life. Amazing

[@Kieranfowler-]

The performance against cruz was onè of the best av seen really thought he would be come one of the goats

[@jasonjewell1667]

Best thing 3ver was Cody and TJ talking to each other at the pre fight conference. TJ said the people at Alpha Male were using PEDS. Cody replied "You are the one who showed them how" 😂😂 They outted everyone. Then TJ got busted.

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

U don't think Uriah juiced his entire life ..u think Cody wasn't using anything..cmon

[@jak3th3rak34]

Really happy to see Cody has matured. Seems like he’s in a good place mentally.

[@cxoolio]

Cody is a great example of a tremendously gifted human who killed his chin in the gym

[@0deszuh111]

Conor being the instigator will never not be funny 😂😂😂

[@Thiccbuu]

Put tj and Cody on the same podcast 😂 that'll be GOLD Maybe squash the beef and hug it out 🫂

[@mr.hemlock1900]

So many great fighters threw their careers away in training. Too much hard sparring shortens careers dramatically.

[@adrianguerrero3863]

The dude in the green sounds like sharp. The pimp sharp voice. Like a 2 stroke motor.

[@Hehe-jo1zc]

If you want that voice, start smoking, kiddo

[@pragmaticduck1772]

Man i loved listening to this. So much humility here from garbrandt, good on him. Regardless of who wins, id watch cody and tj go at it every second weekend if i could. You know the fight was gonna be a banger.

[@yelramdmg]

Glad to see Cody is a good man. We all are hot headed when we’re young. PLUS skill wise!! Cody has some of the fastest hands EVER 🤯

[@Pukees01]

I liked TJ & didn’t like Cody at all but Cody’s heart & humility really shone & got me rooting for him. He’s so damn quick too

[@marchy00zero]

I think Cody realised that he was really just a pawn played like a fiddle between the beef between Uriah and TJ. Good for him

[@daveshadenuff187]

Good for Cody being the bigger man,and kinda squashing the beef between him and TJ… 👊👊👊👊

[@Jordan.M.23]

This is a very walk around answer

[@billyt3058]

The greatest fighter of all time, for 25 mins. Cody is a stud

[@gromadelphia9667]

Hold me back bro Hold me back

[@GibbonsGubbins]

podcast with the boyyyyyyys

[@blueflame3531]

He should have been champion for much longer. Sad how it ended for him.

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Better than never

[@paidinfull5950]

I’m a tj fan, always have been. I feel for Cody being young and a champ, Urijah let his emotions control him and he pushed Cody into being his emotional savior meaning “Cody will whoop tj” for me. That made Cody a little more emotional. He almost won first fight but got finished, that was too much mentally and he’s not been back ever since. We’ve all been there where we went overboard in arguments and were too prideful to admit our wrongs, Cody and tj did that for years. Glad to see them changing that. Wish them both the absolute best mentally physically and financially

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

They def leaned into the rivalry..it was def just to build up the fight..there is a clip after a promo of them shaking hands and huggin after the cameras were off

[@JamesWebbFitness]

I'd love to hear his opinion of how bright and fast his career burned and if the training intensity with a room of killers of that weight class impacted it. I have to think that training daily with the list of names he mentioned put years of wear on his body/chin that shortened his peak.

[@YearsOVDecay1]

Cody's fight with Cruz has got to be on like a top three legendary fights list

[@dbyspae122]

Top 1 tbh nobody could’ve done that to Cruz but him

[@kristianhumphreys]

Nah it aint theres hundreds of better legendary fights Rampage v wanderliei Lidell v ortiz Gsp v bj penn Coutoure v tim silvia Machida v rashad Fedor v henderson Don frye v takiyama Shogun v henderson Jon jones v cormier Khabib v mcgregor Aldo v mcgregor Velasquez v dos santos Belfort v rockhold Anderson silva v sonnen The list goes on

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Dudes all growing beards now mustaches

[@jakupwhite1516]

Look there his is little snake in the grass 😂😂😂

[@SweetBear-x2g]

Cody: please capture the left side of my face since my tattoo artist butchered the alignment of the cross over my eye. Thanks.

[@Dr.SamLoomis]

That sword over his eye is so dumb

[@glove8888]

He almost knocked out TJ, he could of gone on a run there but seemed to keep wanting to get into brawls instead of using his God given talent

[@Boots67]

I want to know how the hell Conor knew about TJ all the way back then?! He really was Mystic Mac!

[@chiefstryder4538]

Cody's NUMBER 1 PROBLEM! 1. HE CANT KEEP HIS HANDS UP 2. DOES NOT MOVE HEAD OFF CENTERLINE

[@OctagonGladiator33]

Damn, you can hear the CTE in his voice sometimes now. That's fuckin tragic.

[@limafc8565]

I was gutted when cody lost bruv🤦🏻‍♂️ he's the Amir Khan of ufc. Has EVERYTHING but the chin.

[@limafc8565]

Still 1 of my favourites

[@limafc8565]

Easily could have been best ever with fists in the ufc.

[@pla6ue]

How about explain those eyebrows.

[@Karl_Drogo55]

he could've thrown him under the bus with the whole PED's and what not but I respect him being classy about it

[@EliasRoy]

“Classy about what” against a drug cheat?

[@manuelalejandro2817]

He a real one.

[@zciemce]

TJ humbled him. if it wasn't for that brutal L's he would've still run his mouth.

[@Faz15-qu2jn]

Seems like he's grown here but literally just piss the guy off and his true colors will come back through

[@hailesalazi2979]

Only me that thinks he sounds slightly punch drunk ?

[@TwinCitiesByNight]

he does

[@McCracken216]

@@TwinCitiesByNight Nah, just too much hangin' with the boys.

[@Dr.SamLoomis]

Well yea he took a ton of damage from 2017-2021

[@steverogers7601]

Team alpha male tends to soar hard. Those gym wars are common and it’s not the best environment when you have such disorganization and competitive egos

[@Shogun1999]

Dillashaw ended Cody’s career early with all that damage he caused in their fights considering TJ was juiced to the gills.

[@Dd-fb2tj]

Do your research, he tested clean for those fights

[@SeanTheNoob]

cody showing early signs of slowing speech

[@Porter-y2aa]

See that Wanderlai and Fabricio both now have CTE. We are going to be seeing a lot of it with time. Unfortunate

[@Dana__black]

CTE

[@dougjohnson8610]

Too bad they cant tell if you have cte while youre still alive lmao​@Porter-y2aa

[@lesnarbuiltthepyramids3788]

@@dougjohnson8610definitely can tell bud they say that so nfl/nhl doesn’t have to pay for every player following retiring otherwise they’d have to make double what they made

[@Porter-y2aa]

@@dougjohnson8610 you didn't hear? Both passed sky diving. Full autopsy done

[@TooChillery]

Wow he has matured

[@CiviTac]

Both dudes got into their 30s and figured it out. Funny how life works like that ha

[@merkins87]

you miss how fit, lean and resilient your body is in your 20s but I swear turning 30 is like a super power, mentally (for guys, at least).

[@timm285]

Cody said his son moved to Vegas so he has to leave California. Did Cody get a divorce? Usually, you tell your kid where to move, not vice-versa.

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Probably

[@wherevermymindgoes]

it isn't a rivalry it was a domination from The CEO of EPO on poor Glass Jaw Cody

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

All due respect you look frail ag

[@LobotomyMeat]

Cody needs to retire. He is skilled, but he’s too in his head. I don’t want to say he’s scared of fighting, but I do think he’s scared of losing, and his confidence in what he can do in the cage is gone.

[@aplus1080]

TJ is a great fighter and a good analyst. Horrible, horrible human.

[@dmustakasjr]

I feel bad for Cody, he is showing obvious signs of CTE or some other "punchy" issue.

[@Lvl75Zapdos]

A Mic kinda sucks at talking

[@Kingomegared]

Should have went and trained with Diddy.

[@Patsfan973]

Seems Cody was almost brainwashed into hating tj it's always seemed that way.

[@countdoogula2781]

10/10 moustache.

[@detoxgaming705]

Cruz was a lot older at that point.. Not so impressive.. been fighting since 03

[@michaelwou1667]

No animosity? He was on gear when he ended your career. Wtf is he being diplomatic about cause he is on this show.

[@McCracken216]

They're ALL on gear. Including the Diaz bros.

[@jonathanheywood5482]

​@@McCracken216what a dumb comment

[@Ace2Trill]

Dumb​@@McCracken216

[@Friendlyfires4985]

Not really a rivalry if he lost twice buddy

[@newyorkvisionary]

I was rooting for Cody against TJ. It’s a shame that TJ cheated and had an advantage

[@Dd-fb2tj]

Well he didn't, do your research, TJ was clean in both those fights hence the results still stand

[@wudntulike2no32]

TJ was right the whole time. He did nothing wrong.

[@CaleebTalib]

Except do steroids lol

[@MrMatthew262]

Cody talked all sorts of shit when TJ retired. Said Karma will catch up.

[@EliasRoy]

Cause TJ is a drug cheat

[@dbreiden83080]

What rivalry? TJ whacked him..

[@UncleTone711]

He lost to TJ knowing TJ was juicing and never said anything about it. Kudos

[@hansoloburger2322]

Because he’d be snitching on his whole team including himself he basically did anyway didn’t he say some along the lines of tj was the one who taught everyone?

[@danielmoore2320]

Nope his lost came from strikes

[@stormrevenant]

Everyone is juicing

[@wudntulike2no32]

USADA retested and found TJ clean for the Cody fights.

[@Dd-fb2tj]

He was clean in the cody fights-do your research

[@fearnofish622]

Cody get married again? He’s talking about his divorce but wearing a wedding ring here

[@mikeross111]

Man, hopefully he stays away from the gold digger type this time.

[@fearnofish622]

@@mikeross111 his last girl was a vegas bottle girl. Guarantee she averaged more than his annual income per time spent at work

[@flyingosom202]

still plucks his eyebrows then

[@ABC-cw7zv]

Cody's very Classy

[@eltaierrible3459]

2mnts of him talking about himself nothing to do with question🤦‍♂️🤡

[@boonfarmer9183]

This is funny. No Love..... Not!!!! No Chin fits better.

[@danew.8807]

Cody is the best. Got counterfeited by a cheater, no different than DC. Any titles won while cheating should be revoked plain and simple.

[@hansoloburger2322]

What was tj doing when he fought Cody epo like against Henry ? Why did he pass against Cody then fail against Henry?

[@nicholascoob1350]

​@@hansoloburger2322Because the NYAC test blood, everyone else does urine samples. Do you follow MMA?

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@nicholascoob1350 the crazy thing about you toxic mma fans that use these types of remarks to strangers are literally to simple to understand it doesn’t even make sense

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@nicholascoob1350 also do you talk to strangers when you meet them in real life with this arrogant attitude or just online where you feel safe

[@nicholascoob1350]

@@hansoloburger2322 Who's being arrogant? I asked you a question. And I've seen your posts on other threads and you seem to be acting as though you're knowledgeable about the sport. So I was confused regarding your question as an MMA fan would know this information. Why are you so insecure?

[@kevin084life]

2:33

[@dougjohnson8610]

So this goofball hasnt seen jones vs dc lmao

[@SuperPeterok]

I wish he would stop tattooing his face

[@Brian_Moser1118]

There’s no rivalry. It’s all made up. You should see them behind all this shaking hands and smiling. These guys are friends.

[@telstar4772]

His bullying of TJ was horrible to watch but his series of loses was very satisfying to watch 🫡

[@justinsmith5843]

Fedor and STILL.

[@SNoozzyJ]

Sucks every time he tells his story he’ll have to say TJ…..forever…..

[@directed_by_ai]

The fuck ya on about? Sucks he has to talk about his history as a fighter on an mma podcast? Lol what you talking about dude?

[@DABA2024]

And every time someone mentions TJ’s MMA career, they’ll think ‘cheater’…. Forever…. I’d rather be Cody.

[@McCracken216]

Sucks for you. He seems to be over it more than you are.

[@EliasRoy]

At least Cody can all himself an Undisputed Champion without cheating

[@Caygill-co3nx]

No rivalry dude got his arsed tkod by tj steroids or not Cody has no chin and when he called out figgy after a good w to me was the most stupid thing ever obviously would not of won could of thought other bums to try recover all the beatings he took but nah Cody wanted figgy and gets submitted in round 1 😂 now your coming off yet another L

[@eltaierrible3459]

Dude just answer the question 😂

[@Unoriginalswine]

Worst face tattoo ive ever seen 😂

[@landon776]

It’s crazy Cody thinks he can still beat tj. Dude he mopped you up. We know what practice was about. Him whooping that ass.

[@merkins87]

if you think you can't beat somebody you won't be in the fight game long. you have to be slightly nuts, even to the point that you're the only man on earth that'll bet on you.

[@jonathanheywood5482]

Just say you're a casual and have done with it

[@tottenham2294]

@@GH-mb4kdtj only popped at 125 cope harder

[@EliasRoy]

If TJ wasn’t a drug cheat

[@josephsmiley3rd]

Love Cody but dam how much plastic surgery has he done ???? Botox much ?

[@juddfox23]

Warrior

[@snakyjones1216]

He likes post when told him don’t hook with hooker and got kod by hook again ..his anger from getting hit affects him imo

[@DABA2024]

Bro who hit you to make this unintelligible sentence??

[@jonathanheywood5482]

Your mum drop you as a kid?tf does this say?

[@tjokn1453]

This guy's voice can put anyone to sleep