On July 8th at UFC 213, Cody Garbrandt will be defending his bantamweight title for the first time, against former champion TJ Dillashaw. Observing from the sidelines is another former title-holder Dominick Cruz, who will likely face the winner of the fight.
The much-publicized rift between Dillashaw and Team Alpha Male has made it easy to create a narrative leading up to fight night, and the tension-filled episodes of TUF 25 are already drawing interest. But according to Cruz, Dillashaw’s beef with his former team could be mentally draining, which in turn, could be his downfall when he faces Garbrandt.