5 Things you didn't know about UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt

Garbrandt won the UFC Bantamweight Championship at UFC 207
Garbrandt won the UFC Bantamweight Championship at UFC 207

#2 He made only around $68,000 last year

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 20:  Cody Garbrandt waits for the start of his bantamweight bout against Takeya Mizugaki at the UFC 202 event at T-Mobile Arena on August 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Garbrandt won by first-round TKO.  (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
Garbrandt is set for much bigger purses in 2017

This may come as a surprise to some fans but Garbrant, who won the UFC Bantamweight Championship at UFC 207 on 30 December last year, only made around $68,000 in the calendar year of 2016 although he is scheduled for a sizeable pay rise in 2017.

As of now, he has earned around $170,000 in his career but with his career trajectory on the rise, he will soon be commanding larger purses and possibly a share of the revenue as he starts to become a headliner.

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