Cody East finished Dylan Rush with a fourth-round TKO in a bare-knuckle boxing classic at BYB 35: Albuquerque Brawl on January 11th, 2025 in the co-main event.
East appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker to cover several subjects such as: -what it was like to take part in such a bloody brawl and come out on top
-crushing a couple of post-fight beers with Rush and the mutual respect that exists with his opponent after their incredible throwdown
-fighting in sports like gloved boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai in the context of if this bare-knuckle bout caused the former UFC veteran to go to deeper within his spirit to win this fight than in any prior combat sport
-the differences in his game during this sophomore BYB Extreme bout compared to what he brought to his bare-knuckle boxing debut
-helping out people with addictions for his day job and using his resolve in the ring to inspire those that he works with
-his competitive history in New Mexico and what it meant to him to put on this kind of performance in this state he has so much history within
-seeking out BYB Extreme gold in multiple weight divisions
-wanting to secure future fights with BYB heavyweight champion Gustavo Trujjillo and surging cruiserweight contender Yordan Fuentes
-his training history with Jon Jones and the time East fought Curtis Blaydes in the UFC who recently fought Tom Aspinall in the context of how he sees things playing out with the Jones-Aspinall situation and if they fight this year
-the interactions that he had after his fight with Rush speaking to Cain Velasquez and Holly Holm who were live and in attendance at this event
-his gutsy bare knuckle boxing performance being discussed with great enthusiasm in a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience
-what he sees taking place if Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall ends up happening
-training room stories that come to mind from some of the work he has gotten in with Jon 'Bones' Jones over the years
-his gym history with Holly Holm, who recently left the UFC and didn't seem offput by the idea of bare knuckle, in the contet of how Holm might do in the sport of bare knuckle boxing if she decided to participate in the sport
-wanting to see Holly Holm take on Christine Ferea in bare knuckle
-Andrei Arlovski and some other previous heavyweight sparring partners of his that he thinks could thrive in the world of bare knuckle boxing