Cody Garbrandt celebrates UFC championship with a new tattoo

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When Johny Hendricks got his piece of UFC gold, he went out and got himself a new truck. Carla Esparza found herself a $1000 bowl of ice cream. Rampage got his now-infamous monster truck, and Conor McGregor went and bought himself a Rolls Royce.

So, in the proud tradition of UFC title holders getting themselves a li’l somthin’ for their trouble, Cody Garbrandt went and got himself a new tattoo. The recently minted UFC bantamweight champion posted a short video of his new work over on Instagram.

@dallasbrewer “A Promise Kept” #ChampTat @Maddux_maple_nolove #NoloveLogo

A post shared by Cody Garbrandt (@cody_nolove) on Feb 12, 2017 at 7:43pm PST

Garbrandt picked up his UFC title last December, besting former champion Dominick Cruz in a 5-round decision. He’s now preparing to coach the Ultimate Fighter Season 25: Redemption, across from another former champion and current top contender, T.J. Dillashaw (who bought an oxygen chamber with his title money).

The two men are expected to face off after the season’s conclusion, sometime in the second half of 2017.

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