Marlon Moraes vs Cody Garbrandt

[GolovKing]

Who do you think would win if they fought right now? Both guys still have power and speed but seem to have lost their abilities to take a punch and are fighting with less confidence now.

 

[GrantB13]

Retired vs one fight away from retirement

 

[xn7]

Insane to realize Cody is just 12-5

 

[tritestill]

Marlon retired. Are we pretending he did not? Please advise

 

[Substance Abuse]

Marlon no longer fights.

 

[GolovKing]

Marlon retired. Are we pretending he did not? Please advise

Ok well lets say the Marlon who fought Song Yadong vs the Cody who fought Kai Kara France

 

[Bubba32]

battle of the glass chin championships. also throw in luke rockhold for the tournament.

 

[Bubba32]

battle of the glass chin championships. also throw in luke rockhold for the tournament.

 

[maddog0798]

double ko

 

[BowserJr]

Great fight. My money would go to Marlon

 

[Safton]

IMO Cody has the slightly better durability -- but it's arguable if it would be enough to matter. More willingness to mix in TDs and better cardio, too.

Marlon has the more diverse striking arsenal and is maybe a little more technical on average.

Both are fast and hit hard.

I guess I'd narrowly favor Moraes inside 1.5ish rounds by KO/TKO (it could just as easily go the other way), but once they get past that mark the fight swings decisively into Cody's favor IMO. I'd favor Cody overall IMO. More ways to win... but exceedingly little confidence.

 

[WhosTheBoss]

It’s crazy to think Cody’s window was so short
Dude looked like a beast and then seemed to fall of the planet.