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UFC 300’s Cody Garbrandt: Deiveson Figueiredo calling me ‘mentally weak’ reflects own insecurities

Cody Garbrandt isn’t the least bit flustered by Deiveson Figueiredo’s trash talk ahead of UFC 300.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Garbrandt (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is set to take on former two-time flyweight kingpin Figueiredo (22-3-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) in a 135-pound bout on the April 13 mega-card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

The pair were originally scheduled to fight in October 2020 when Figueiredo held the 125-pound title and Garbrandt was going to move down in challenge him. “No Love” was forced to withdraw due to lingering health issues stemming from a bicep injury and COVID-19, and the matchup never came back together. Until now.

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