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UFC’s Cody Garbrandt says he’d knock out Dominick Cruz ‘10 times out of 10’

By HEIDI FANG LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
June 7, 2016 - 3:55 pm
 
Cody Garbrandt. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Undefeated UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt won’t tolerate Dominick Cruz’s bullying tactics and also says he’d knock out the champ.

Garbrandt is rising through the UFC’s bantamweight rankings after knocking out Thomas Almeida at UFC Fight Night 88 and is ready for his next challenge, ideally at UFC 203 in his home state of Ohio.

At UFC 199 his teammate, Urijah Faber, faced Dominick Cruz for the championship belt and lost a decision. In his post-fight interview, Faber suggested that Garbrandt be Cruz’s next opponent. Though he and Cruz have exchanged jabs on social media, Cruz claimed to have no idea who Garbrandt is.

Garbrandt stated that Cruz is a bully and he intends on making him pay for it someday.

Check out the video above.

Contact Heidi Fang at hfang@reviewjournal.com. Follow her on Twitter: @HeidiFang

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