When running through the list of current and potential future contenders in the loaded bantamweight division, Pedro Munhoz’s name isn’t one that comes up quite readily, but that could change on Saturday night.
A fixture in the Top 15 for the last several years and boasting a better track record than most, the 32-year-old Brazilian squares off with former champion Cody Garbrandt in the opening bout of this weekend’s UFC 235 pay-per-view main card in a fight that has the potential to transform Munhoz from being criminally underrated to a bona fide contender.
“I always like to challenge myself and the best way to do that is to fight with the best fighters they have out there,” said Munhoz, who enters Saturday’s bout on a tidy two-fight winning streak and brandishing a 7-3 record with one no contest through his first 11 UFC starts.