Predicting All 12 UFC Champions One Year From Now
7. Bantamweight Champion - Cody Garbrandt
The UFC's Bantamweight Championship is set to be decided in August at UFC 227, when TJ Dillishaw faces Cody Garbrandt in a huge rematch.
Former champion Garbrandt was defeated by his arch nemesis Dillishaw at UFC 217, via second round KO. For a while, it looked like Dillishaw would face Demetrius Johnson as his first title defence but the stars did not align and the rematch with Garbrandt was booked. The second fight is sure to be as exciting an affair as the first but this time Garbrandt will come out on top. Garbrandt rocked Dillishaw in the first round of the bout, but the bell saved TJ, who caught Cody in the second and took the title. This time you can put your money on Garbrandt to walk the fight.
Where does that leave Garbrandt? Raphael Assuncao just defeated Rob Font at UFC 226 and he is certainly next in line, though UFC will be once again eyeing that super fight with Demetrius Johnson. Whether people like it or not, MMA is a sport but UFC is a business, and UFC wants to make money. That means Garbrandt will fight Johnson next and he'll win that too. Yep, calling it.