Throwback of this incredible performance by Cody Garbrandt against arguably the bantamweight GOAT Dominick Cruz. *Dont forget to like and subscribe for more fight highlights!*
I think it was a lot longer than that honestly since Dillashaw was doping. In a world where TJ gets caught earlier Cody has a long reign. It was always Dillashaw
@@andrewkravmaga1833 tj only did epo’s once and it wasnt against cody it was with Henry and also usada re did all dillashaws past tests and cheaked for epos again anf where clean
Cody sold his soul to the MMA Gods for one night of perfection. And in exchange, the gods removed his patience and turned him into a wild fighter for the rest of his career.
He made a pact with Maddux Maple who had cancer and said if he could beats cancer than Cody will win the belt. 5 years later that kid beat leukemia and Cody beat Cruz and wins the belt. After the fight Cody puts the belt on that kid! "It was a surreal moment”, said Garbrandt of winning the title. “It was something I’ll never forget. No matter what happens for the rest of my life, I’m very thankful for this kid. He came into my life in unfortunate circumstances. Most of you don’t know, but he was battling leukemia at the age of five years old"
He wouldve been a god for a long time if he didnt let the emotions take over him smh 🤦🏻♂️ I always think what if his next opponent wasnt TJ and was anyone else
@@justinhollingsworth1455 not steroids but he was using something to make his red blood cell count go up and it he wasn’t using it till the cejudo fight, because he was trying to make weight
Cody's reign may not have lasted but this is one of the best and most surprising (to most) performances in UFC history. Also just a great and competitive fight.
Just a classic example of short-inside hooks beating the looping punches Dom threw. Traditional sharp boxing is all it really took to counter Dom's style, and it also helped that Cody stuffed the TD attempts by Dom, because it discouraged him from trying to throw more attempts out. It just worked out perfectly for Cody. Hindsight is 20-20 but when you think about it, it's kind of crazy how it took fighters this long to figure out how to counter Dom, but then again, not many of them were the sharpest strikers.
Think of the thousands of fighters out there that never got to the top. Think of the thousands of guys like Chael who fell just short of the belt. Cody did all that. For that one night it felt like he could take on the entire Wehrmacht and dance his way to a victory. It wasn't like Cruz was a tomato can champion that was easy to beat. You're talking about the greatest Bantam in history. And yet Cody looked like he was on a higher plane of existence. For that one night, he was immortal.
Yeah, great point. I watched it all the other day. I was shocked MMA On Point listed it as the fourth best performance of all time. They chose Silva's three minutes over Forrest Griffin. I'm sorry, beating Dom Cruz this badly for 25 minutes is infinitely more impressive than beating Forrest for three minutes. He dropped his hands, charged, and got countered. Big deal. This was a strange fight. Midway through the second, I thought, Cody is busting Dom up. By the fourth, I was blinking. By the fifth, it was like, okay, who the hell is this kid again? Dom's strength is being unorthodox and disrupting your timing. This was like watching a snake play with a mongoose and laugh at him. Dom feasted off guys once he figured them out. Cody took that to another level. Watch his lateral movement. It's prime Manny Pacqauio.
@@Mr.MikeBarksdalethat’s cause MMA On Point has some of the shittiest takes out there. I’m starting to think his channel is just rage bait at this point
After TJ beat Cody his confidence was never the same. Cody never looked angry in this fight or scared. He was confident and using his foot work and his hand speed. It’s too bad
MAN!!! What an EPIC feeling THIS must have been!!?.... WINNING the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP right in front of your young son!? I too have a young son and i can only imagine how PROUD my lil dude would be of me!! I SALUTE YOU CODY 🫡 You're an AWESOME fighter and Dad as well!!✌️
If Cody wasnt too busy fuckin around, he would have been able to finish Cruz, but cruz got into his head before the fight thats why Cody was too busy taunting rather than finishing him.
@@missionpupa Man to me Cody looks relaxed here, absolutely no doubt in his mind while still being cautious. I dont like lighter categories but man this fight makes me feel emotional. Masterful performance.
Cody’s shorter arms and tighter hooks allowed for faster recovery of balance from his shots. Dominick Cruz uses his footwork to compensate for those slow, whipping hooks. Cody stayed inside until the hooks where thrown and then switch stepped backwards to make the punches barely miss while his own counterstrikes would beat any combos cruz threw to the punch.
"It's not the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the dog". Cody shows what it means to truly want something with all your heart and being prepared to die for it. The best fighter in the world for one night. The undeniable affects of desire, hard work, and self-belief 👏.
It wasn’t just how well Cody was fighting and dodging everything with his impeccable spacing & timing. It was also how poorly Cruz was fighting at times. Wildly inaccurate punches to the point at times looking like an amateur. And this is coming from a Cruz fan. Cruz always talks about studying MMA and the opponent and how not as many fighters do it as much as they should. Well Cody certainly studied Cruz coming into this fight and was maybe the first time in a long time a fighter was more prepared than Cruz in a fight against him Excellent fight
It felt like Dom had no sense of distance in this fight, he was putting his full power into swings that had no chance of hitting and he was just gassing himself out.
Anyone notice the Barao also fought a juiced Dillashaw 2x and was never the same afterwards? In fact it was very similar to the Dillashaw vs Cody fights and aftermath. Even the finishes were similar.
Ppl dont rly understand the greatness of cruz. At this point he was the biggest riddle that hadn’t been solved in mma history, as a big fan of his I couldn’t envision him losing a fight
It doesn't matter if he did only one great thing, he did it, most people will never do anything great in their life so who is any of us to disrespect him...I am sure people will watch this fight for years to come.
Essa luta foi tão boa quanto silva x forrest griffin,foi a maior performance em questão de boxe que eu vi no mma,uma aula,fez um dos maiores de todos os tempos parecer um lutador mediano
Classic example of styles make fights. Cody is a great boxer, just one that can't control his emotions, but Dominick throws hooks, he doesn't throw 1-2 down the pipe. I've yet to see Dom ever throw a cross. Cody simply beat him to the punch because he was inside while Dom was outside. You throw inside your opponent's hook, and you'll get there first. You know your opponent only throws looping hooks, a parry to short hook counter is a beautiful response. That's exactly what happened here. Cody could look like a world-beater sometimes, but this just worked out in his favor more than anyone expected, as Dom was never really challenged with a sharp boxer like Cody before this who could figure out how to counter Dom's style
Cody is so fast here that it negates Cruz from throwing a punch and avoiding the counter. Cody's speed also led to him dropping and badly rocking TJ Dillashaw. A shame the way his career went.
Cody Garbrandt had good head movement but people will say rivalry broke Cody mentally but it was that. He's always had a bad habit of leaving his chin up and he's guard down during close range instead of sticking to fundamentals
Dom wasn’t composed. He didn’t adjust. His pride(and Cody of course) killed him in this fight. Had he not fought emotionally, he could’ve won. Also, he wasn’t the same after this fight
Cody had Cruz on this one! I remember watching this fight. And when it started I thought, Cruz is too pissed off and unfocused. Cody got into Cruz head bad. Screwed Cruz up.
Cody was the greatest BW of all time for one night
I think it was a lot longer than that honestly since Dillashaw was doping. In a world where TJ gets caught earlier Cody has a long reign. It was always Dillashaw
This fight is not even real, its an anime fight visualized in 4d.
@@andrewkravmaga1833 tj only did epo’s once and it wasnt against cody it was with Henry and also usada re did all dillashaws past tests and cheaked for epos again anf where clean
1 more than you
@@GEORGIABOY23 You more than 1
Cody sold his soul to the MMA Gods for one night of perfection. And in exchange, the gods removed his patience and turned him into a wild fighter for the rest of his career.
He only throws hooks 😑 bro just said fuck everything else
Cody might not have much more to offer, but this fight is just a pleasure to see. Truly one of the greatest moments in the UFC.
Him and Conor changed the game everyone tried to mimic their performances without success
@@youtubeaccountserio2633 I wouldn’t put Conor and Cody’s accolades in one sentence lol. Did Conor change the game? No doubt. But Cody?
I totally agree with you: "one of the greatest moments in the UFC".
im still shocked they shook hands afterwards. respect.
He made a pact with Maddux Maple who had cancer and said if he could beats cancer than Cody will win the belt. 5 years later that kid beat leukemia and Cody beat Cruz and wins the belt. After the fight Cody puts the belt on that kid!
"It was a surreal moment”, said Garbrandt of winning the title. “It was something I’ll never forget. No matter what happens for the rest of my life, I’m very thankful for this kid. He came into my life in unfortunate circumstances. Most of you don’t know, but he was battling leukemia at the age of five years old"
Awww that’s so sweet
Why was cody a fucking GOD for a night
He wouldve been a god for a long time if he didnt let the emotions take over him smh 🤦🏻♂️ I always think what if his next opponent wasnt TJ and was anyone else
@@ILOVEMMA_ wasn’t tj on steroids ?
@@justinhollingsworth1455 not steroids but he was using something to make his red blood cell count go up and it he wasn’t using it till the cejudo fight, because he was trying to make weight
@@ant_21x32 he actually was using it when he knocked out Cody
@@justinhollingsworth1455 yes broder
Cody's reign may not have lasted but this is one of the best and most surprising (to most) performances in UFC history. Also just a great and competitive fight.
Facts bro this performance was insanity by Cody, I cant believe you commented I love your videos 🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️
Just a classic example of short-inside hooks beating the looping punches Dom threw. Traditional sharp boxing is all it really took to counter Dom's style, and it also helped that Cody stuffed the TD attempts by Dom, because it discouraged him from trying to throw more attempts out. It just worked out perfectly for Cody. Hindsight is 20-20 but when you think about it, it's kind of crazy how it took fighters this long to figure out how to counter Dom, but then again, not many of them were the sharpest strikers.
Think of the thousands of fighters out there that never got to the top. Think of the thousands of guys like Chael who fell just short of the belt. Cody did all that. For that one night it felt like he could take on the entire Wehrmacht and dance his way to a victory. It wasn't like Cruz was a tomato can champion that was easy to beat. You're talking about the greatest Bantam in history. And yet Cody looked like he was on a higher plane of existence. For that one night, he was immortal.
Straight up, one of the best performances I have ever seen
Some fighters are just destined to have one night greater than any other. Look at Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson
Cause he has low fight iq and just brawled he could have had a much better career.. warmarcht? Are you the nazi socialist party of America 😂
Aljamain sterling is the 135 goat Cruz never fought
One the best single performance in MMA history.
Without a doubt
is there any better than this?
@@user-dy9dt1yz9jaljo against sandhagen was arguably better at BW
@@user-dy9dt1yz9j Mcgregor vs Eddie is the only one
Jon Jones vs Mauricio Shogun Rua is better@@thomasgardner5618
Cody at his peak is a pleasure to see. Forgot how much closer this fight was and how lopsided it was simultaneously. Wildy entertaining fight.
Yeah, great point. I watched it all the other day. I was shocked MMA On Point listed it as the fourth best performance of all time. They chose Silva's three minutes over Forrest Griffin. I'm sorry, beating Dom Cruz this badly for 25 minutes is infinitely more impressive than beating Forrest for three minutes. He dropped his hands, charged, and got countered. Big deal. This was a strange fight. Midway through the second, I thought, Cody is busting Dom up. By the fourth, I was blinking. By the fifth, it was like, okay, who the hell is this kid again? Dom's strength is being unorthodox and disrupting your timing. This was like watching a snake play with a mongoose and laugh at him. Dom feasted off guys once he figured them out. Cody took that to another level. Watch his lateral movement. It's prime Manny Pacqauio.
@@Mr.MikeBarksdale it this one fight he was literally the greatest striker of all time
@@atomicalien4 It's the greatest single 5 rounds I've ever seen, my friend.
he’s still fun to watch, just doesn’t have that X factor anymore unfortunately.
@@Mr.MikeBarksdalethat’s cause MMA On Point has some of the shittiest takes out there. I’m starting to think his channel is just rage bait at this point
One thing i like about this fight, is because so much emotion on this match i could tell these 2 really hate each other
Damn..... that sequence at 5:50-5:55 is beautiful. The head movement, making it look like Cruz is punching super slow.
Cody’s head movement was insane
What a beautiful fight. The amount of cardio between the two is out of this world
Garbrandt the first fighter to break the Cruz Code.
After TJ beat Cody his confidence was never the same. Cody never looked angry in this fight or scared. He was confident and using his foot work and his hand speed. It’s too bad
Damn, I miss this Cody!!!
It only happened once
@@tmm_2455he didn't get a title shot for no reason.
1:45 i didn’t know dominick cruz trained with ben askren😂
Cody could've been something special if it wasn't for TJ ''CEO of EPO'' Dillashaw
Yes broder
How did the judges have it 48-47. I was more like 50-44
Yeah lol I gave Cruz 1 round and Im being generous
@@ILOVEMMA_ 😂😂
Yea 49-45 or 48-46 is more realistic, but dom needed a knockout in the 5th to win
i agree 100%. Should have been 50-44
Cody showboated a lot which made it look like he wasn't throwing much
I’ve never seen someone have so much fun in a tough fight
2:03 that's the slickest takedown ever close runner-ups are khabibs trip on barboza
That was a perfect fight that Cody fought. He was in god mode. Still one of my favorite fights of all time.
MAN!!! What an EPIC feeling THIS must have been!!?.... WINNING the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP right in front of your young son!? I too have a young son and i can only imagine how PROUD my lil dude would be of me!! I SALUTE YOU CODY 🫡 You're an AWESOME fighter and Dad as well!!✌️
My favorite fight till this day. Didn't have to be perfect, they just went at each other like savages !
This title performance is up there with Connor vs Alvarez. Cody was a God this night.
Toyed with him
If Cody wasnt too busy fuckin around, he would have been able to finish Cruz, but cruz got into his head before the fight thats why Cody was too busy taunting rather than finishing him.
@@missionpupa who won the fight?
@@missionpupa Man to me Cody looks relaxed here, absolutely no doubt in his mind while still being cautious. I dont like lighter categories but man this fight makes me feel emotional. Masterful performance.
@@dinok7630 nah Cody could have knocked him out if he was thinking straight.
@@missionpupa Cody could’ve knocked out ngannou that night
This was such a good fight
Awesome performance from both guys! 👏
Cody’s shorter arms and tighter hooks allowed for faster recovery of balance from his shots.
Dominick Cruz uses his footwork to compensate for those slow, whipping hooks.
Cody stayed inside until the hooks where thrown and then switch stepped backwards to make the punches barely miss while his own counterstrikes would beat any combos cruz threw to the punch.
For a bantamweight he hurts a lot of people with those tight compact hooks
Uma das maiores performances da história do UFC tá maluco
4:55 is God Tier this made me respect Cody.
One of my favorites fights back in the day
Cruzs wrestling defense and takedown defense is 10/10 ngl
What a performance
"It's not the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the dog". Cody shows what it means to truly want something with all your heart and being prepared to die for it. The best fighter in the world for one night. The undeniable affects of desire, hard work, and self-belief 👏.
One of the greatest fights in UFC history 💯
The greatest fight I’ve ever seen.
1:06 slips jab than td sprawl
When Cody Started Taunting In The Beginning 🤣
This is definitely one of those hall of fame fights forsure
It wasn’t just how well Cody was fighting and dodging everything with his impeccable spacing & timing. It was also how poorly Cruz was fighting at times. Wildly inaccurate punches to the point at times looking like an amateur. And this is coming from a Cruz fan. Cruz always talks about studying MMA and the opponent and how not as many fighters do it as much as they should. Well Cody certainly studied Cruz coming into this fight and was maybe the first time in a long time a fighter was more prepared than Cruz in a fight against him
Excellent fight
It felt like Dom had no sense of distance in this fight, he was putting his full power into swings that had no chance of hitting and he was just gassing himself out.
I recall hearing that Cody had someone in his training camp who was able to mimic Cruz’s style perfectly
Joder Cody Garbrandt men porque ahora está tan mal me siento mal por el 😔
Quiero q vuelva 🥺
Ojalá mi bro
@@alejandroq8767 Pelea en marzo creo qué el día 4 y en peso gallo donde debe estar rezo para qué gane 🙏🏻
Y todo por no mejorar su guardia :'v
Legendary performance
5:51
The hands on the hips taunt is my fav
Um dos poucos lutadores que não caiu na ginga do dominic ... Que luta insana
Anyone notice the Barao also fought a juiced Dillashaw 2x and was never the same afterwards? In fact it was very similar to the Dillashaw vs Cody fights and aftermath. Even the finishes were similar.
Tj EPOshaw out here ruining careers
Barao was apparently juiced too
rewatching this fight. Man cody played some hard mind games this whole fight lmao constantly fucking with him
5:56 smooth dodge
Cody has nothing left to prove! His run to the ufc gold was the greatest 135 run
“CRUZ IS BACK UP! At LEAST for now!!!”🤣
If Cruz wasnt a Champ I would have thought Cody fought an unranked opponent. Crazy Performance
Increíble cardio
Wow, I didn't know who Cody is before this video.... Wow
Luta mais divertida que eu já vi 😂😂😂
Tu é doido
Ppl dont rly understand the greatness of cruz. At this point he was the biggest riddle that hadn’t been solved in mma history, as a big fan of his I couldn’t envision him losing a fight
It doesn't matter if he did only one great thing, he did it, most people will never do anything great in their life so who is any of us to disrespect him...I am sure people will watch this fight for years to come.
Cody’s GOAT 25 minutes ✨
Come onnnnnn Cody 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
out class the champ.
😅
Essa luta foi tão boa quanto silva x forrest griffin,foi a maior performance em questão de boxe que eu vi no mma,uma aula,fez um dos maiores de todos os tempos parecer um lutador mediano
Classic example of styles make fights. Cody is a great boxer, just one that can't control his emotions, but Dominick throws hooks, he doesn't throw 1-2 down the pipe. I've yet to see Dom ever throw a cross. Cody simply beat him to the punch because he was inside while Dom was outside. You throw inside your opponent's hook, and you'll get there first. You know your opponent only throws looping hooks, a parry to short hook counter is a beautiful response. That's exactly what happened here. Cody could look like a world-beater sometimes, but this just worked out in his favor more than anyone expected, as Dom was never really challenged with a sharp boxer like Cody before this who could figure out how to counter Dom's style
The Funniest fight i have ever seen..what amazing fight
2:03 is so brilliant
Dang Cody😔
that sequence at 4:52 is just bonkers
This fight wholly changed my perspective on fighting in general
This is a fight you show to someone that has never seen MMA
Cody is so fast here that it negates Cruz from throwing a punch and avoiding the counter. Cody's speed also led to him dropping and badly rocking TJ Dillashaw. A shame the way his career went.
Cody in the matrix. Reminds me of the rousey v holm fight, where the apex gets eaten by a smaller hungrier lion
Sean Strickland performance against adesanya reminded me similar to this
Cody Garbrandt had good head movement but people will say rivalry broke Cody mentally but it was that. He's always had a bad habit of leaving his chin up and he's guard down during close range instead of sticking to fundamentals
Hella respect for Cruz
6:10 💀 Cody Emoted
crazy he won the belt for the kid w cancer too, last time we saw this garbrandt
Bantamweight at it's peak
How did Cody not get a single 50 from the judges
1:25 td
Bro emoted everytime he fell
H̤e̤a̤d̤ m̤o̤v̤e̤m̤e̤n̤t̤ ❤️
This was peak Cody, if this version of him fought the current top 5 of the Bantamweight division he would only beat Chito BUT everyone else beats him
Codys performance that night is the greatest showcase of perfect fighter. He literally embarassed champion in every single round.
4:53 😮🤯
At the end when he was announcing the winner did he call cody Tony?
Cruz wasn’t talking to much after that fight lmao
4:59 absolute butter
cody this fight lookin like prime anderson silva no joke
Dana got JUICED when he put his belt on 🤣
My man was in the fucking matrix that night
Dom wasn’t composed. He didn’t adjust. His pride(and Cody of course) killed him in this fight. Had he not fought emotionally, he could’ve won. Also, he wasn’t the same after this fight
Cody had Cruz on this one! I remember watching this fight. And when it started I thought, Cruz is too pissed off and unfocused. Cody got into Cruz head bad. Screwed Cruz up.
Cruz has the weirdest style ever leading with his head his punches... I'm surprised he lasted that long fighting
I’m surprised we didn’t see what Chitos kick did to him earlier
Cody was literally born to be Dom’s kryptonite
I lost a lot of money on this fight and I still really enjoyed it
i came from reels...what happen to him? did he quit MMA?? any answer?
Cody is insanely fucking fast
looks like cody's insults and gestures during the fight did pay off.
Homeboy was possessed by Satsui no Hado 👹
Если б Коди не начал рубиться, возможно еще был бы в топе. Все таки у Круза не было нокаутирующей силы и Коди рано решил что у него топ челюсть.
Dominic's style is awkward as shii and wild lol