Cody Brundage Needed A Reset

Middleweight Cody Brundage Returns To The Octagon To Face Julian Marquez In The Co-Main Event At UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev

Cody Brundage has heard it all in his nearly six years as a prizefighter – the good, the bad, and the often ugly. And though he’s done all right for himself while still committing the cardinal sin of reading the comments section, as he begins his 2025 campaign against Julian Marquez on Saturday in Las Vegas, he’s got a new attitude.

“The only reason I'm doing this and continuing to fight is because I like fighting,” Brundage said. “So, every year at the gym we pick a word and it's your word for the year. And my word for this year is joy, and fighting brings me…