Cody Garbrandt vs. Rani Yahya Rebooked for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 1
A bantamweight clash pitting Cody Garbrandt against Rani Yahya has been rebooked for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Oct. 1.
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The UFC Fight Night card doesn’t have an official location or venue as of yet, but it is expected to feature a by a strawweight showdown between Mackenzie Dern and Xiaonan Yan.
A former 135-pound champion, Garbrandt will return to the division following a short-lived stint at flyweight. In his lone 125-pound appearance, “No Love” fell to Kai Kara France via first-round technical knockout at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. The 31-year-old Ohioan has lost five of his last six in UFC competition.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and former ADCC champion, Yahya has been part of the UFC roster since 2011. The 37-year-old Constrictor Team representative has compiled a 13-4-1 mark with one no contest during his promotional tenure. Yahya went 2-0 in 2021, submitting Ray Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 187 before outpointing Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 198.
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