Cody Brundage
USA
Drops tight decision
Brundage lost to Eric McConico via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Brundage has the right to be upset with the decision here, as he led the striking battle in the first two rounds, in addition to executing a takedown in each of those frames that led to lopsided control time numbers. However, McConico had the bigger moment in Round 1 with what looked like a knockdown (assisted by a balance issue), and he finished with the stronger striking numbers in Round 3, while Brundage faded a bit. Brundage now has just one win in his last five trips to the Octagon dating back to April of 2024. He'll likely continue to serve as roster depth in the middleweight division moving forward, hovering right around .500.
Brundage has the right to be upset with the decision here, as he led the striking battle in the first two rounds, in addition to executing a takedown in each of those frames that led to lopsided control time numbers. However, McConico had the bigger moment in Round 1 with what looked like a knockdown (assisted by a balance issue), and he finished with the stronger striking numbers in Round 3, while Brundage faded a bit. Brundage now has just one win in his last five trips to the Octagon dating back to April of 2024. He'll likely continue to serve as roster depth in the middleweight division moving forward, hovering right around .500.
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Set to fight McConico
Brundage will fight Eric McConico at UFC Vegas 109 on August 9, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Brundage has booked his next fight and it comes less than two months after his last fight and with less than a week to go. He will take on McConico who had an uninspiring UFC debut with a Round 2 loss to Nursulton Ruziboev. The two fighters are the same height but McConico owns a three-inch reach advantage.
Brundage has booked his next fight and it comes less than two months after his last fight and with less than a week to go. He will take on McConico who had an uninspiring UFC debut with a Round 2 loss to Nursulton Ruziboev. The two fighters are the same height but McConico owns a three-inch reach advantage.
Loss overturned
Brundage's loss against Mansur Abdul-Malik has been overturned to a draw, per MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
Brundage will no longer have a loss on his record after the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission ultimately voted to overturn the result from a technical decision to a majority draw. The fight ended early in the third round after an accidental clash of heads led to Abdul-Malik being initially declared the winner, and despite replays showing the head butt, which caused Brundage's fall, the referee opted against a no-contest and sent it to the scorecards, where Abdul-Malik won by technical decision.
Brundage will no longer have a loss on his record after the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission ultimately voted to overturn the result from a technical decision to a majority draw. The fight ended early in the third round after an accidental clash of heads led to Abdul-Malik being initially declared the winner, and despite replays showing the head butt, which caused Brundage's fall, the referee opted against a no-contest and sent it to the scorecards, where Abdul-Malik won by technical decision.
Another controversial finish
Brundage lost to Mansur Abdul-Malik via technical unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
It wouldn't be a Brundage fight without it ending in some sort of controversy. To Cody's credit, he did enough in Round 2 to get even on a pair of scorecards despite entering as a +600 underdog -- the largest on the entire card. Round 3 started with a wild back-and-forth exchange, at which point Brundage crumbled to the mat before getting finished. It was deemed an accidental clash of heads led to the stoppage, so the round was scored up until that point, with Abdul-Malik winning on all three scorecards. Three of Cody's last six fights have ended in controversial fashion. He's 3-2 (1NC) during that stretch.
It wouldn't be a Brundage fight without it ending in some sort of controversy. To Cody's credit, he did enough in Round 2 to get even on a pair of scorecards despite entering as a +600 underdog -- the largest on the entire card. Round 3 started with a wild back-and-forth exchange, at which point Brundage crumbled to the mat before getting finished. It was deemed an accidental clash of heads led to the stoppage, so the round was scored up until that point, with Abdul-Malik winning on all three scorecards. Three of Cody's last six fights have ended in controversial fashion. He's 3-2 (1NC) during that stretch.
Next fight booked
Brundage will face off against Mansur Abdul-Malik at UFC Atlanta on June 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Brundage, who is coming off a knockout win over Julian Marquez in March, will face off against the undefeated Mansur Abdul-Malik in June. The 30-year-old American will look to improve upon his 5-5 UFC record this June.
Brundage, who is coming off a knockout win over Julian Marquez in March, will face off against the undefeated Mansur Abdul-Malik in June. The 30-year-old American will look to improve upon his 5-5 UFC record this June.
Wins after wild Round 1
Brundage defeated Julian Marquez via TKO (punches) at 4:45 of Round 1 at UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
In a fight that seemingly had little business as a co-main event, at least a finish was delivered in a matchup between two men with little regard for defense. The two men landed over 100 total strikes in the duration of the bout, but Brundage had the 44-to-37 advantage in those deemed significant. He did find himself in deep waters too, as a right hand from Marquez knocked out his mouthpiece, and Marquez briefly threatened with a guillotine as well. Brundage was able to escape and fight back with reckless abandon before a right hand of his own sent Marquez to the canvas. Brundage leaped to secure position and finish the proceedings with ground-and-pound. A win over Marquez may not mean much these days, but Brundage picks up his first victory since December of 2023 and likely extends his time with the company.
In a fight that seemingly had little business as a co-main event, at least a finish was delivered in a matchup between two men with little regard for defense. The two men landed over 100 total strikes in the duration of the bout, but Brundage had the 44-to-37 advantage in those deemed significant. He did find himself in deep waters too, as a right hand from Marquez knocked out his mouthpiece, and Marquez briefly threatened with a guillotine as well. Brundage was able to escape and fight back with reckless abandon before a right hand of his own sent Marquez to the canvas. Brundage leaped to secure position and finish the proceedings with ground-and-pound. A win over Marquez may not mean much these days, but Brundage picks up his first victory since December of 2023 and likely extends his time with the company.