UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has never been afraid to fire off a little trash talk, but the rivalry between he and upcoming title challenger Cody Garbrandt has reached unusual heights in the lead-up to UFC 207.
In late November, Garbrandt’s girlfriend uploaded an old, mocking screenshot to Instagram of Cruz’s only career loss at the hands of Urijah Faber at WEC 26. The post was seemingly done in retaliation for a similar social media post by Cruz that showcased Garbrandt suffering a brutal knockout loss back in his amateur days. But then things took a curious turn: Cruz appeared in the comments section and warned Garbrandt’s significant other to not “get involved in big boy stuff.