May 29, 2016 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada MAIN CARD FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt Renan Barao vs. Jeremy Stephens Tarec Saffiedine vs. Rick Story Chris Camozzi vs. Vitor Miranda Lorenz Larkin vs. Jorge Masvidal Josh Burkman vs. Paul Felder PRELIMINARY CARD FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET Jessica Eye vs. Sara McMann Jordan Rinaldi vs. Abel Trujillo Alberto Pereira vs. Jake Collier Erik Koch vs. Shane Campbell PRELIMINARY CARD UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET Aljamain Sterling vs. Bryan Caraway Chris DeLaRocha vs. Adam Milstead
Thomas Almeida looks to push his record to 21-0 with a win over Garbrandt. The 24-year old is 4-0 in the UFC, his last three wins coming via knockout. With a win he seems to be the next contender supposing Rafael Assuncao doesn't upset The Snek.
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET) Thomas Almeida (136) vs. Cody Garbrandt (135.5) Renan Barao (146) vs. Jeremy Stephens (146) Tarec Saffiedine (170) vs. Rick Story (171) Chris Camozzi (186) vs. Vitor Miranda (186) Lorenz Larkin (171) vs. Jorge Masvidal (170.5) Josh Burkman (156) vs. Paul Felder (155.5) PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET) Jessica Eye (134.5) vs. Sara McMann (135.5) Jordan Rinaldi (156) vs. Abel Trujillo (155.5) Jake Collier (185.5) vs. Alberto Uda (185) Shane Campbell (156) vs. Erik Koch (155.5) PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET) Bryan Caraway (135.5) vs. Aljamain Sterling (135.5) Chris DeLaRocha (243) vs. Adam Milstead (235) http://mmajunkie.com/2016/05/ufc-fight-night-88-live-and-official-weigh-in-results-1
Results via MMA Junkie Cody Garbrandt def. Thomas Almeida via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:53 Jeremy Stephens def. Renan Barao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Rick Story def. Tarec Saffiedine via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Chris Camozzi def. Vitor Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Lorenz Larkin def. Jorge Masvidal via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Paul Felder def. Josh Burkman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Sara McMann def. Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Abel Trujillo def. Jordan Rinaldi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Jake Collier def. Alberto Uda via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:06 Erik Koch def. Shane Campbell via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:02 Bryan Caraway def. Aljamain Sterling via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Adam Milstead def. Chris De La Rocha via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:01
Barao/Stephens reminded me of McGregor/Diaz. Barao hit Stephens with shots that would've stopped bantamweights. Stephens is a larger fighter and fought through it. Credit to Barao, though--he can take a hell of a shot as well. The same punches that knocked out Rafael dos Anjos, even. Barao should go back down if his body can handle it. Lots of interesting fights available for Stephens. Cub Swanson or Chuck Oliveira rematches, Chad Mendes, loser of Aldo/Edgar to name a few. Garbrandt came out like a house on fire. Great performance from him. Took advantage of the fact that Almeida seems to be a slow starter. A fight with Bryan Caraway lines up well. He could also wait to see what happens with McDonald/Lineker in July. Options available for him. At this stage I don't think he's ready to fight Cruz. Aljo Sterling's return fight was not a good one. He looked hesitant. At one stage he held Caraway in a sort of full nelson. Hype train derailed, for now. I hope they don't throw him in with Almeida. Let those guys build back up on their own.
