"I just became a bigger fan of his" - Fans react as clip of Cody Garbrandt speaking about his near-suicide attempt as teen resurfaces

Fans are praising Cody Garbrandt for opening up about his mental health struggles.

The former UFC bantamweight champion has had a pretty topsy-turvy career in the organization so far, from beating Dominic Cruz to losing three fights in a row following that win.

An interview with the bantamweight recently resurfaced on Reddit, where he talks about attempting suicide and how his brother saved him.

Watch the video below:

This heart breaking….When did this happen? byu/MA-JA-HO inufc

Fans praised him for opening up about his struggles.

One fan stated:

"Man, this may be a dumb reason, but I just became a bigger fan of his. Surviving suicide attempts is never easy on the body, or mind… but I’m thankful he found his reasons to keep going."

Another said:

"It takes a lot of b*lls to speak on your lowest moment in life, for some people it basically feels like reliving that exact moment"

Another user hoped Garbrandt could beat Deiveson Figueiredo:

"Always had a soft spot for Cody but man you don't just magically get your chin back so I'm always terrified watching him fight. Wish dude the best and if he somehow beats Figgy it could be the start of comeback fighter of the year."

Take a look at some reactions to Cody Garbrandt's video:

Comments on the Reddit post

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Sean O'Malley is shocked to hear Cody Garbrandt wants to fight Deiveson Figueiredo

While on the TimboSugarShow, Sean O'Malley was discussing the latest additions to the UFC 300 fight card when his coach mentioned the fight between Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo.

The current bantamweight champion had this to say about the fight:

"I'm so surprised Cody called for that fight. That shows you, either one, he's really dumb or shows you two, he's like f***ing really confident and really mentally still there. They're both so quick and fast, the way Figueiredo sits down on those punches."

'Sugar' also touched upon Garbrandt's recent claims that the champion was jealous of him. He joked that it was probably the CTE that made 'No Love' say that.

O'Malley then asked his coach to pull up Garbrandt's "probably embarrassing" record on the website Sherdog. However, he believes the fight against Figueiredo will be a very interesting one to watch.

Watch the video below (27:00):