Cody Garbrandt, a former UFC bantamweight champion, is preparing for a fight against Raoni Barcelos after achieving three years of sobriety. He shared insights about his own journey, indicating that quitting marijuana has improved his clarity. In a related commentary, he referenced Sean O'Malley, who stopped smoking following a title loss, stating that O'Malley performed poorly in a subsequent fight. Garbrandt argued that fighters shouldn't feel pressured to change their habits drastically after a loss, emphasizing the importance of staying true to oneself.
"Six months I haven't smoked weed either. I have been smoking weed since I was 12-13 years old. So man, the clarity that I have going in, it's nice..."
"He should have kept smoking cause he looked like sh*t [laughs]. Sometimes you lose and you try to reinvent yourself and find yourself..."
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