Garbrandt: This is a sport for Cruz, not for me
Cody Gardbrandt spoke recently with Fernanda Prates for MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 on…
Cody Gardbrandt spoke recently with Fernanda Prates for MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 on December 30.
The fight game is not a sport to me,” said the challenger. “It’s not a sport. This fight, yes, it’s for the world title, but the other fights – you’re not fighting for trophies or ribbons, you know what I mean? You’re in there really to do damage. And I think some fighters are just fighting to win, like Dominick. He’s just trying to get that W. Me, I go in there to finish my opponents in devastating fashion.”
Garbrandt is in the Octagon with a larger message than one man beating another.
It’s for everyone back home who really come from nothing,” he explained. “It’s showing these kids that grew up the same way I’ve grown up, knowing that all it takes is a dream. If you have a dream in your heart, you keep that dream in your heart no matter what. No matter what circumstances, no matter the beginning, you keep that and you work hard. It’s much more than a 12-pound gold belt for me.
It’s for a lot of kids in my hometown, a lot of people in my community, a lot of people that’s helped me out getting here. My teammates, friends, family, my girlfriend. All my supporters. It’s not just for me.
Above all, the fight is for cancer survivor Maddux Maple.
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“>December 21, 2016
He has this little, it’s pretty amazing, he has a room, a full-sized a room and he calls it the Cody Mancave, said Garbrandt. He has this little spare space on the wall that says ‘Cody world champion, Cody’s UFC belt.’ And it has a little bracket for him to be able to hang the belt up. So that’s for him.