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Cody Garbrandt Wants a Fight With Demetrious Johnson

March 29, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Cody Garbrandt spoke with MMAjunkie for a new interview. Some highlights are below:

On a possible fight with Demetrious Johnson: “I’d rather go down (a weight class) before I go up. Demetrious has a fight with Wilson Reis in the not too distant future that’s coming up. He’ll tie Anderson Silva’s record, then his next fight would be the all-time record. He’s going for the huge record. Make him earn it (by fighting me).”

On his fight with TJ Dillashaw: “Obviously T.J. is first and foremost – I’m focused on him – but you have to think about other things. Conor’s not fighting, Aldo and (Max) Holloway are fighting (at UFC 212 in June), so that ties up (everyone but) Demetrious, and he’s pound-for-pound best, incredible fighter, great human. I like him a lot and his family, but for me it’s a legacy I set out to build. Friendships are friendships, but it’s business at the end of the day, and I think it could go on as a huge fight, especially for that division because it’s kind of lackluster a lot.”

On wanting the fight with Johnson: “I’m young, 25, so if I go down (in weight) now, the time is now for that fight (with Johnson) to be on the rise. I really think that should be (the next fight) – after the T.J. fight of course. … I’ll wait and see if Dominick comes back, but if not I’m going to go after ‘DJ.’”