And Cody Garbrandt made a good case on why he should be next in line for a title shot at UFC 202.
The 25-year-old bantamweight stopped the veteran Takeya Mizugaki in just 48 seconds at the main event of the UFC 202 prelims on Fox Sports 1. With that victory, Garbrandt remains undefeated as a professional fighter and improved his UFC record to 5-0.
When asked about possibly fighting Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight title, Garbrandt said:
"What's up, Dominick Cruz? Where you at? I knocked him [Mizugaki] out faster than you.