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Bellator champ Darrion Caldwell recalls backstage confrontation with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 207 weigh-ins

Darrion Caldwell is not a big fan of the UFC’s 135-pound champion.

Turns out, the newly crowned Bellator bantamweight champ has some history with Cody Garbrandt. Caldwell, who captured Bellator gold on Oct. 6 by outpointing Eduardo Dantas in the main event of Bellator 184, revealed on a recent edition of The MMA Hour that he was involved in a confrontation with Garbrandt back at UFC 207 last December.

According to Caldwell, Garbrandt, who was set to fight his Alliance MMA teammate Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of the card, was trying to stir the pot with Cruz prior to their weigh-ins.