''UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 88'') was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
event held on May 29, 2016, at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center
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in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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.
Background
A bantamweight bout between top undefeated prospects
Thomas Almeida
Thomas Guimarães Almeidahttp://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2015_Results/07-11-15MMA.pdf (born 31 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Bantamweight division. A p ...
and
Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt (born July 7, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Garbrandt is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion.
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headlined the event.
Keith Berish was very briefly linked to a bout with
Jake Collier
Jake Collier (born October 23, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
With no background in sports, Collier started Brazilian jiu-jitsu to lose weight ...
at the event. However, Berish pulled out due to injury on March 31 and was replaced by UFC newcomer Alberto Uda.
Joe Proctor
Joseph Edward Proctor (born August 10, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Proctor was also a competitor o ...
was expected to face
Erik Koch
Erik Jon Koch (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the WEC.
Background
Koch wa ...
at the event. However, Proctor pulled out of the fight on April 21 citing injury and was replaced by
Shane Campbell
Shane Darryl Campbell is a Canadian Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and a former W.K.A. Muay Thai World Champion. Campbell is also the current WMA World Pro Muay Thai Champion, Aggression MMA World Champion, and Unified ...
.
Carlos Diego Ferreira
Carlos Diego Ferreira (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacated the ...
was expected to face
Abel Trujillo, but was pulled from the event on May 13 due to a potential
USADA
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anti-doping violation stemming from a recent out-of-competition sample collection. In accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Ferreira has received a provisional suspension. Additional violation information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward. He was replaced by UFC newcomer
Jordan Rinaldi
Jordan Rinaldi (born September 25, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the welterweight Complete Devastation champion. Rinaldi competed in featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Rinaldi was b ...
.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
*Fight of the Night: Jeremy Stephens vs. Renan Barão
*Performance of the Night: Cody Garbrandt and Jake Collier
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
Nevada State Athletic Commission
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. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
* Cody Garbrandt: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Thomas Almeida: $25,000
* Jeremy Stephens: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Renan Barão: $50,000
* Rick Story: $76,000 (includes $38,000 win bonus) def. Tarec Saffiedine: $37,000
* Chris Camozzi: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Vitor Miranda: $18,000
* Lorenz Larkin: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Masvidal: $57,000
* Paul Felder: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Josh Burkman: $48,000
* Sara McMann: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jessica Eye: $25,000
* Abel Trujillo: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jordan Rinaldi: $10,000
* Jake Collier: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Alberto Uda: $10,000
* Erik Koch: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Shane Campbell: $15,000
* Bryan Caraway: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Aljamain Sterling: $30,000
* Adam Milstead: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Chris De La Rocha: $10,000
See also
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List of UFC events
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2016 in UFC
References
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