Cody Durden credits wife after upset victory at UFC Fight Night 274

Cody Durden ’s wife, Brittany Durden, has always been a huge support system for him. Durden faced Jafel Filho on a week’s notice at UFC Fight Night 274 at the Apex in Las Vegas. Durden was a massive +350 underdog going into his clash against Filho.

However, Durden earned a huge upset win via unanimous decision in a closely-contested bout. Durden says that while most fans counted him out, his wife believed in him. While Durden flew down from his training camp at American Top Team in Florida, his wife traveled from Atlanta to join him in Vegas.

“Custom Made” says that his wife is an integral part of his team, ready to share the wins and losses with him. “A lot of people didn’t believe in me, 8-to-1 underdog,” Durden said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “But the only person that mattered, believed in me, and that was me and my beautiful wife.

She packed her stuff up, came from Atlanta, I came from Florida from training camp and we jumped in here and we got it done tonight… She’s a big part of the team. The main part of the team. There’s the fighter and then there’s people in the background that help you.