Mario Bautista is not overwhelmed by the opportunity of facing a former champion.
Bautista (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) got his wish and will take on Cody Garbrandt (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 at TD Garden in Boston. Garbrandt, a former UFC bantamweight champion, will be arguably the biggest name Bautista has faced to date.
But the 30-year-old MMA Lab fighter says Garbrandt is no longer the undefeated phenom that was running through guys. “No Love” has lost five of his past seven, but was able to rebound in his most recent outing against Trevin Jones at UFC 285.