Informed sources close to the situation report that the American’s new opponent will be Trevin Jones, a native of Guam, who agreed on a short notice to take on the fight with the former UFC bantamweight champion.
31-year-old Cody Garbrandt is on a two-fight streak after losing a unanimous decision to Rob Font in 2021 and a flyweight TKO to Kai Cara-France. Last year, the American was scheduled to fight Rani Yaya twice, but the Brazilian was eliminated both times with an injury.
32-year-old Trevin Jones suffered three losses in a row, losing by choke to Saiidyokub Kakhramonov and losing by unanimous decisions to Javid Basharat and Raoni Barcelos.
Recall that the UFC 285 tournament will be held on March 4 in Las Vegas, and its main event will be a fight for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship belt between Jon Jones and Cyril Gan.