Cody Garbrandt got back to the business of winning on Saturday and he now sees a wide open bantamweight field ahead of him.
With a buzzer-beating one-punch KO of Raphael Assuncao in the UFC 250 co-main event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Garbrandt snapped a three-fight skid in his return to action following a 15-month break from competition. The former UFC champion was asked about a variety of possible follow-up fights at the evening’s post-fight press conference and he responded by first addressing Petr Yan.
Yan is expected to fight Jose Aldo for a vacant bantamweight title at an upcoming event on “Fight Island,” but Garbrandt sees himself as being worthy of that championship opportunity.