Cody Durden changed his nickname shortly before submitting Matt Schnell on four days’ notice.
on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas. However, an injured Costa was replaced by Durden and the bout was moved to bantamweight.
After getting rocked in an early exchange, Durden went toe-to-toe in wild slugfests throughout the first round before submitting Schnell with a ninja choke 29 seconds into the second stanza. Durden revealed that he didn’t have much preparation for the fight after having a few extra drinks the previous weekend. Durden spent the whole Monday lazing around, sparred on Tuesday and asked for the short-notice fight, which was granted.. “I had a few drinks on Sunday, probably more than I should.
Elaborating on his new nickname, “Custom Made” explains that he likes a variety of things like hunting, fishing and has a diverse taste in music. “‘Custom Made’ – I’m a little crazy,” he said. “I like country music, I like rap music. I like to deer hunt, I like to go fishing, I’m custom made. I like to do a little bit of everything, listen to all type of music. Yeah, just custom made.”“Didn’t somebody drop out of the Sphere next weekend? I’m just playing,” Durden said. “I’m good. I think I’m gonna have some fun tonight. But if they call me and offer me a new contract, I might show up.
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