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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

UFC 290 winner Cameron Saaiman says Cody Garbrandt callout ‘just out of respect’

LAS VEGAS – Cameron Saaiman wants to fight Cody Garbrandt because he’s a fan of his.

Saaiman (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) scored a first-round TKO of Terrence Mitchell in their bantamweight bout Saturday at UFC 290, which took place at T-Mobile Arena. According to Daniel Cormier, who was on commentary duty for the fights, Saaiman is interested in facing Garbrandt next.

When asked about Garbrandt (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Saaiman explained that the former champion is merely a challenge he’d love at this point of his career.

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