The footage has been revealed.
This Saturday’s fight between former Team Alpha Male teammates Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw has been a long time coming. Ever since TJ left TAM, the bad blood has continued to brew. Among the unconfirmed allegations between the two was that Cody had footage of himself knocking TJ out in sparring. This was denied by TJ, but yesterday Cody released the footage on his Instagram.
In the interest of fairness, it is worth pointing out that the clip is only six seconds long and blurry. But anyone familiar with the fighter’s shapes and movements can easily tell it is them. TJ sent a message to MMAJunkie as a reply, denying that it was KO.
“Yeah, tell him to keep playing the video, I get up and start going again. There was no KO like he’s been stating.”
Cody Garbrandt responded to a fan on Twitter about the clip:
“Lmao he couldn’t even walk after that strike hit him I would of pounded his skull in.”
The rivals will have the ultimate chance to settle their beef on Saturday when Garbrandt defends his bantamweight title against Dillashaw in the co-main event of UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y.
Though their bout will be superseded by a Middleweight title fight between Michael Bisping and returning former Welterweight champion Georges St- Pierre, many are calling this fight the ‘real Main Event.’ It is without a doubt one of the best fights possible in MMA, not just because of the heated backstory, but also for the incredible abilities each bring into the cage. Both are well rounded, although Cody applies his wrestling as a counter-measure to keep the fight standing where his years of amateur boxing and heavy hands usually end the fight. TJ has more weapons although arguably less power, he presents a kaleidoscope of kicks, punches, angles, ranges, and takedowns that many believe will win him the title. Frankly, it is impossible for this fight not to be a brilliant display of the best of MMA.
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