Former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt suffered a third consecutive loss Saturday after starting his career 11. Pedro Munhoz finished him with a first-round TKO in the UFC 235 “Fight of the Night.” Where does “No Love” go after being stopped with strikes yet again? MMAjunkie writers Mike Bohn, Ben Fowlkes and John Morgan provide opinions on the inaugural edition of “Triple Take.”

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Mike Bohn: Try to be the flyweight hero

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and for Garbrandt (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), that could mean trying to start fresh in a new weight class – even if the long-term upside of that move has serious questions attached.

Prior to his back-to-back title-fight losses to T.J. Dillashaw, it was Garbrandt who was talking about moving down a division to challenge then-flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson in the hope of becoming a dual champ. The situation has changed in short order, though. The division is now on life support after current 125-pound king Henry Cejudo knocked out bantamweight titleholder Dillashaw in the first round at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in January.

The flyweight roster is rapidly shrinking with more fighters being axed from the UFC roster and fewer bouts being booked. UFC President Dana White has not yet officially announced the demise of the division, though, and that leaves an opportunity for Garbrandt to potentially serve as a savior.

Potential downsides for Garbrandt trying to cut to flyweight are obvious: Would his body negatively handle losing 10 additional pounds? How would his seemingly already sensitive chin hold up after a more strenuous weight cut? And, perhaps most importantly, what’s the point if the division won’t be around for long?

The upside, however, is that the risk could come with great reward. Garbrandt’s title aspirations at bantamweight are far off, and another loss in that weight class would put him into crisis. One quality win at flyweight over a Joseph Benavidez or name of similar value, though, could set up an easily promotable clash between Garbrandt and Cejudo. That’s a much quicker path back to prominence that what Garbrandt faces if he sticks around his current division.

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