On Saturday at UFC 227, Cody Garbrandt failed to recapture the UFC bantamweight title from former teammate T.J. Dillashaw. “No Love” lost the exact same way via knockout, only this time, the finish came a round and a half earlier.
Dillashaw previously pointed out that Garbrandt had the tendency to drop his left hand and keep his chin open whenever a right hand was thrown, which he was able to capitalize on. Former Team Alpha Male coach Justin Buchholz recognized this strategy, and lauded Dillashaw and his team for a well-crafted strategy.
“T.J. was saying that Cody drops his left hand when he throws his right hand, that’s the shot he caught him with,” Buchholz said on the Slip ‘n Dip podcast (transcript by MMA Fighting).