After a short-notice win over Jafel Filho
on Saturday, Cody Durden
revealed that his next fight is already booked.
Durden claims that he is scheduled to fight Ode
Osbourne at UFC 329
on July 11 at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. However, that
didn’t stop Durden from accepting a booking against Filho on four
days’ notice at
UFC Fight Night 274 on Saturday. A massive underdog against
Filho, Durden earned a much-needed upset win via unanimous decision
to snap a four-fight losing streak.
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After flying to Vegas from his gym in Florida, Durden even wondered
why he took the fight despite having another booked. While he
sometimes questions his decisions, Durden is willing to step up any
time the UFC calls for him.
Just a Call Away
“After I signed the contract, I show up in Vegas, I’m like, ‘What
the f—k am I doing with my life?’ What am I doing?” Durden said at
his post-fight press conference. “Show up on
four-day notice. I already have a fight scheduled to fight Ode
Osbourne, July 11. Already got the contract for that. And then
I took this fight on four-day notice. Sometimes I ask myself, ‘What
are you doing?’ I don’t know why I do it. But if the UFC needs me,
they know who to call.”
Durden (18-10) is known for his activity, having suffered four
losses between his win over Filho and his last win against Matt
Schnell in 2024. Meanwhile, Osbourne has won only once in his
last six outings. While Osbourne (13-9) lost a decision against
Alibi
Idiris this past February, it was overturned to a no contest
due to Idiris failing a drug test.