UFC news 2017: Cody Garbrandt wants big money fights with Conor McGregor or Jose Aldo

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T.J. Dillashaw may think that he's next in line for a title shot, but newly crowned Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has other plans, and he believes that he should go for a "money" fight with two of the best mixed martial artists in the lighter weight classes today.

"I need to sit down with Dana [White] and Sean [Shelby], and find out the biggest money fight for me," Garbrandt stated during an interview on The MMA Hour (via MMA Fighting).

He said he could go up in weight and fight UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. "He has wins over my teammates, he's a legend, and I'd like to test his chin. I know I hit hard, and I'm just getting started," he stated. The new bantamweight champ does hit hard. Nine out of his 11 fights have ended by KO or TKO.

Garbrandt is also intrigued by the idea of having a 150-pounds catch weight fight with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. "I could easily go up. My homie Nate Diaz choked him out, and I can't believe he's pound-for-pound No. 2 on the list, with, you know he got choked out," he added.

Those matchups are definitely intriguing, but his former Team Alpha Male teammate Dillashaw will probably be livid if the UFC ever decides to give in to Garbrandt's requests.

He explained that he's willing to take on anybody, and he wants the biggest money fight right now. "We're all in this to get us all rich, to get us all paid," Garbrandt said. Looks like someone wants the UFC to show him the money.

Garbrandt knows he can be a draw. He just beat a fighter who hasn't lost since 2007 in Dominick Cruz, and he's undefeated. He also has the guts to request for fights against two of the hardest hitters in the UFC roster.

The UFC has yet announce who Garbrandt will be fighting next. Whoever it is, the fight should be too good to miss.