UFC fight night 88 which is set to happen in Las Vegas may feature as its highlight fight, a matchup between two bantamweight fighters that are both undefeated. The fight, if it happens, will also considerably affect the title race.
A trustworthy source that has always delivered legitimate news before it being officially announced by the MMA has in fact confirmed that the fight has been booked and that it will indeed happen on May 29th at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Both fighters are undoubtedly supremely talented. Thomas Almeida has a record of 20 wins and no losses in the MMA and 4 wins and no losses in the UFC. On the other hand, Cody Garbrandt also has a very impressive 8 wins to no losses in the MMA and 3 wins to no losses in the UFC.
The event and this fight, it is being said, will be telecasted live on FOX sports 1 and can also be watched via live streaming on UFC fight pass. Another exciting prospect of UFC fight night 88 which, unlike Almeida vs Garbrandt, is already official is the fight in which Renan Barao takes on Jeremy Stephens.
Barao is the ex-bantamweight champion and is now moving to the featherweight weight division.
Coming back to Almeida vs. Garbrandt, even though it is seems like it will be a very closely contested fight on paper, we would put our money on Almeida considering the ease and fashion in which his wins have come and the confidence that he exudes in the octagon. The undefeated Brazilian only signed in 2014 and in his first ever fight for the promotion, he was awarded fight of the night when he beat Tim Gorman. Since that fight, he went on to face Yves Jabouin, Brad Pickett and Anthony Birchak and won fight of the night for all three fights in UFC fight night 186, 189 and 77 respectively.
Garbrandt’s most recent victory came against Augusto Mendes in a first round technical knockout. Mendes was not able to make weight after taking up the fight on short notice.
Author : Rory McGregor
