Taking Rival T.J. Dillashaw’s Advice, Former UFC Champion Cody Garbrandt Set to Join Magomed Ankalaev in Dagestan

Cody Garbrandt is a well-known name in the UFC. Fans know him for his exceptional knockout prowess inside the Octagon. Garbrandt is also a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. However, he has been on a downfall for the last few years. His record for the last 6 of his fights stands at a miserable 5-1. Garbrandt‘s 6 fight win streak was compromised when he faced T.J. ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Dillashaw at UFC 217 on November 4, 2017.

Right from the beginning of his career, Garbrandt‘s weak ground game had subjected him to a lot of trouble. But, ‘the American’ finally decided to work on his ground game to get better and chose the UFC 282 headliner, Magomed Ankalaev, to help him. Recently, he was reported to be flying to Dagestan along with Ankalaev‘s coach, Sukhrab Magomedov.

Garbrandt said that he was not allowed to pay for his own coffee by Ankalaev, who informed him that they were heading to Dubai and then Dagestan.

Ankalaev’s coach confirmed the news of Cody Garbrandt flying to Dagestan

Magomed Ankalaev‘s coach, Sukhrab Magomedov, was the first one to publicize the news of Garbrandt’s whereabouts. Magomedov put up an Instagram story that showcased ‘No Love’ at the San Francisco International Airport.

His story also displayed a caption in his native language along with the snap. It could be translated as “Cody is flying with us to Makhachkala”. Magomedov‘s status was also shared on various social media platforms.

‘No Love’ was quite ignorant that they were heading to Dubai before reaching Dagestan. He put out an Instagram story that described the incident where he wasn’t allowed to pay for his own coffee. “I wanted to buy my own coffee, but the champ [Ankalaev] said no, it’s on him. We’re heading to Dubai”.

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It was probably the time when Garbrandt got to know about their stop in Dubai.

Garbrandt plans on regaining glory with a superior ground game atop exceptional striking

Despite having quite good wrestling abilities, ‘No Love’ relied heavily on his punching prowess to finish opponents. After winning two straight bouts against his former teammate, T.J. Dillashaw appeared as an online guest on Brendan Schaub’s podcast and stated, “He’s a pretty freak athlete. He’s fast. He’s the fastest guy I’ve ever sparred or fought”.

But Dillashaw also pointed out the flaws in his overall style saying, “Change up who you are as a fighter, and he’s just not willing to do that. He’s gonna keep his head in the same spot, his hands are gonna be low, and he’s gonna throw hard fast hooks. So after everyone sees where his weaknesses are at”.

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‘Lieutenant Dan’, being a former teammate of ‘No Love’, knew a lot about his game. Finally, it seems that Garbrandt has listened to his advice and left for the ‘backyard of combat Sambo’ to return as a more lethal fighter.

Do you think Cody Garbrandt will return from Dagestan as a better version of himself?