Dillashaw explained the reasons for Garbrandt's failures

"I felt like Cody was going to win the fight with Figueredo. But I had hope for him. I was actually rooting for him in this fight despite everything that was between us. Cody, in my opinion, has lost his confidence. When a fighter loses it, your skills diminish. If you don't believe in yourself when you start fighting, you won't be able to do what you're fully capable of doing. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a chin anymore. People know it can be broken. Cody was knocked out by me and after me a few more times. Fans started criticizing him for being overly aggressive and now they want to hate him for being too accurate in his style and defense," Yahoo Sports quoted Dillashaw as saying.