Cody Garbrant knockoutvinst förra helgen var en välbehövlig boost för Team Alpha Male, enligt grundaren Urijah Faber. Timingen var perfekt och Faber tror på en lovande framtid för sin skyddsling.
Team Alpha Male har haft det motigt på sistone, med flera fighters som har lämnat gymmet.
Alfahannen Cody Garbrants (9-0) verkar dock ha lyft stämningen på gymmet, genom sin vinst över Thomas Almeida (20-1). Vinsten lyfte honom dessutom till en sjundeplats i bantamviktsrankingen.
I en intervju med MMA Fighting menar Faber att en ordentlig vinst var precis vad klubben behövde.
”It’s been an emotionally rocky year for me, because I really put my heart and soul into building a great culture and a great team. We went through a divorce, in my opinion at the hands of greed, which I hate to see.
So its great to see the renewed enthusiasm for what we’ve built here. We’ve got so many great contributors to our team, and Cody is such a good guy, man.”
Faber verkar enbart ha gott att säga om gymmets senaste stjärna, trots Garbrants hårda utseende.
”When I first him with the tattoos and things like that, I didn’t know what he was all about. That guy has got a heart of gold. He’s a very loyal, he’s hard working, he’s determined. He’s got a great attitude, and he just proves it over and over again.
The guy is stepping up the game and he trains like a champion. He goes to bed early, he gets up early, he’s at practice early, he’s looking for every single edge. The guy is a killer, man. He’s a lady killer. He’s a fight killer. I mean, the guy is a star. I think we saw that.”
Vad tror ni om Garbrants framtid? Kommer han att fortsätta att klättra i rankingen?
Foto: Vince Cachero
