Former undisputed UFC bantamweight titleholder. has been branded the biggest threat to the title reign of current kingpin, Merab Dvalishvili — by former two-fight rival and fellow ex-champion, T.J. Dillashaw.
Garbrandt, who has been sidelined since UFC 300 last year, most recently saw his impressive two-fight winning run halted in a one-sided, eventual second round rear-naked choke submission loss against former flyweight titleholder, Deiveson Figueiredo.
Prior to that, Ohio veteran, Cody Garbrandt had turned in a pair of back-to-back wins over both Trevin Jones, and then Brian Kelleher — finishing the latter with a thunderous first round knockout win at UFC 296.