UFC FN88: Las Vegas - Garbrandt -v- Almeida

Wrongway1985

Main Card - BT Sport 2 - 02:00 AM BST
Bantamweight: Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt
Featherweight: Renan Barao vs. Jeremy Stephens
Welterweight: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Rick Story
Middleweight: Chris Camozzi vs. Vitor Miranda
Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal vs. Lorenz Larkin
Lightweight: Josh Burkman vs. Paul Felder


Preliminary Card - BT Sport 2 - 12:00 AM GMT
Women’s Bantamweight: Sara McMann vs. Jessica Eye
Lightweight: Abel Trujillo vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Middleweight: Jake Collier vs. Alberto Uda
Lightweight: Eric Koch vs. Shane Campbell


Early Preliminary Card - UFC Fight Pass only 11:00 PM GMT
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling vs. Bryan Caraway
Heavyweight: Chris De La Rocha vs. Adam Milstead


Yo where's Paully D??...but risking the wrath on here figure it's time to start up discussion on what should be a decent night of bouts.


Sunday you say? Yes not early hours Sunday morning as in taking you into early hours Monday morning instead.


Coverage from 11pm on Fight Pass and BT Sport 2 from 12am.


Main event sees 2 unbeaten prospects collide: Odds (B365);Garbrandt (7/5) Almeida (10/17)

Garbrandt by Submission

I think Garbrandt is a very close one to call but I have a gut feeling that Garbrandt pulls it off with a KO, this will be a fight that if you blink you might miss it

Does anyone give Caraway a chance against AJ? Caraway seems to be getting wrote off I know he has looked good in his last few fight but surely Caraway shouldn't be that much of an underdog?

Will be interesting to see how Barao does at Featherweight, he has said that he will is willing to fight Aldo, if he manages to get a few wins that is a fight I would like to see.

Everyone seems to be sleeping on this card the week before 199 but I think this card has the potential to be very good, I think this card is being very underestimated by a lot of people. This fight has a lot of fights that wont go to decision and should be a very fun card to watch.

Garbrandt by Submission

Waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit is this on freaking Sunday?

Gamebred

Almeida by Submission

Barao has absolutely no chance against Stephens,Jeremy has no movement like TJ but it wont matter his soul was taken twice by Dillashaw he will be viciously ko'd soon as Stephens lands hes possibly one of the hardest punchers in the division,post USADA Barao coming up a weight class wont be good for him,7/2 the KO.

Wrongway1985

Garbrandt by Submission

Deleted User wrote: »

Waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit is this on freaking Sunday?

Yeah weigh ins tomorrow night

Wrongway1985

Garbrandt by Submission

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Yeah weigh ins tomorrow night

Ahhh no Means I am going to be half asleep all Monday

mailburner

Liking the Stephens ko also at a nice price
Could be outclassed but if he lands one it could get interesting

Like story also, tough as old boots

Almedia/garb should be a cracker, 2 lads swinging for the fences
Who has the better chin? My guess is garb
Be surprised if this isn't fotn

Good to see Koch back also, good fighter, was just a notch behind the likes of poirier

The whole card could be epic, never mind the main card, best fight night main ive seen in a while
I'm seeing lots of dogfights

Devastator

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Yo where's Paully D??

poor imitation! you didn't even centre the text :rolleyes:

jimmii

Was surprised to see Garb such a big price for this are people getting carried away with Almeidas record? Says it at all that nowhere seems to know if he is 20-0, 21-0 or 22-0! Really looking forward to this one seems unlikely to last long but should be a cracker!

Paully D

Almeida by Submission

I've been so busy this week I didn't even realise this was on.

I wish they would piss off with the Sunday cards however. I won't get to see much of this at all.

That_Guy

Paully D wrote: »

I've been so busy this week I didn't even realise this was on.

I wish they would piss off with the Sunday cards however. I won't get to see much of this at all.

It's memorial day weekend in the States so I kinda get it but still.... bastards.

Garbrandt by Submission

Does anyone know what time the weigh ins are on?

Devastator

Don't invade the Lil Heathen's personal space :pac:

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/736703766703923201

ASOT

Almeida by Submission

Devastator wrote: »

Don't invade the Lil Heathen's personal space :pac:

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/736703766703923201

I hope Barao gets smashed back to bantamweight!

John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

Really like both Carraway and Burkman to pull off upsets tonight. Don't think either of their respective opponenents will deal too well with getting slowly grinded away if it goes to ground.

Submission or decision wins for them I think. Carraway gets a raw deal but he is a killer on the ground.

JR6

Almeida by Submission

Devastator wrote: »

Don't invade the Lil Heathen's personal space :pac:

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/736703766703923201

Barao looks beat already going by that!

Devastator

JR6 wrote: »

Barao looks beat already going by that!

I thought his eyes looked like "Holy f**k, he's strong!". Read that Stephens was back training with Cruz for 1st time in years. I've always liked him but was disappointed with his last fight against (a good) Holloway. I can't make up my mind on this fight.

I hadn't paid much attention to this card but just noticed last night Victor Miranda is fighting. I'm really looking forward to seeing him again, bet against him(for last time) at 196 but became a fan watching him. I still don't know how the other fella(Giumares sp?) didn't go down, tough sob! Might put a wee bet on Comozzi getting KO'd for 1st time in his career.

Gamebred

Almeida by Submission

Devastator wrote: »

I thought his eyes looked like "Holy f**k, he's strong!". Read that Stephens was back training with Cruz for 1st time in years. I've always liked him but was disappointed with his last fight against (a good) Holloway. I can't make up my mind on this fight.

I hadn't paid much attention to this card but just noticed last night Victor Miranda is fighting. I'm really looking forward to seeing him again, bet against him(for last time) at 196 but became a fan watching him. I still don't know how the other fella(Giumares sp?) didn't go down, tough sob! Might put a wee bet on Comozzi getting KO'd for 1st time in his career.

Holloway is championship material thought max knew not to get into a brawl with Stephens,Barao moves but he likes to bang,hes not gonna get a TD imo so I reckon stephens lands its over,the upper cut he ko'd RDA with bah god as JR would say he nearly killed him.

darced

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John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

darced wrote: »

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Totally agree. IMO he has had a pretty easy route to the #4 spot. Tonight he will have to earn it. I think Carraway has the beating of him though.

Unbelievable that he (Carraway) is being written off so easily by so many.

John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

John_D80 wrote: »

Totally agree. IMO he has had a pretty easy route to the #4 spot. Tonight he will have to earn it. I think Carraway has the beating of him though.

Unbelievable that he (Carraway) is being written off so easily by so many.

I think Carraway has a good chance to win this imo, just stuck 10 euro on Carraway to win.

John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

Deleted User wrote: »

I think Carraway has a good chance to win this imo, just stuck 10 euro on Carraway to win.

Last I saw he was about 5/2. Still around there?

xtal191

Almeida by Submission

John_D80 wrote: »

Last I saw he was about 5/2. Still around there?

9/4 on PP

dave1982

Love to have seen conor meet Stevens

John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

John_D80 wrote: »

Last I saw he was about 5/2. Still around there?

i got him at 10 euro 3/1 on betfair a few mins ago for 10 euro and 5 euro on him to win by sub at 8/1 :cool:

I know Sterling is good on the ground but Carraway is epic at submissions surely 8/1 is a really good price

tinpib

De La Rocha is 37? Not so confident about my 1 euro bet on him now.

stephenl15

Almeida by Submission

Fast start here surely won't go the distance

jcd5971

2 useless bums

Paully D

Almeida by Submission

Pretty awesome first round to kick things off. I love looking at a card and seeing a heavyweight fight opening.

shrewdness

Almeida by Submission

Haven't looked forward to a non-PPV event as much in a while. Might not have big name star power, there's lots of even fights with guys who like to finish.

Think Almeida wins the main event, although I definitely wouldn't rule out Garbrandt catching him as he does get wild with his striking. I've a double on Carraway on pts and Stephens by ko that works out about 31/1. I just think both lads are being written off a bit prematurely and it's a value bet.

jcd5971

jcd5971 wrote:

2 useless bums

That's probably a bit harsh Milsted is not a complete bum

Garbrandt by Submission

Heavyweight must be my least weight class division in mma.

jcd5971

Paully D wrote:

Pretty awesome first round to kick things off. I love looking at a card and seeing a heavyweight fight opening.

I never got this most of these low level heavyweight fights make me angry, especially the likes of de LA Rocha he is actually a fat lump with man boob's .

stephenl15

Almeida by Submission

De La Rocha can take a punch!

John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

Deleted User wrote: »

i got him at 10 euro 3/1 on betfair a few mins ago for 10 euro and 5 euro on him to win by sub at 8/1 :cool:

I know Sterling is good on the ground but Carraway is epic at submissions surely 8/1 is a really good price

8/1 is a crazy price. Carraway has about 15 wins by sub AFAIR.

Paully D

Almeida by Submission

Ah **** off ref. Stupid stoppage.

jcd5971

Glad that's over.

kwestfan08

De La Rocha is one tough SOB. Just wouldn't fall.

stephenl15

Almeida by Submission

Standing TKO. Good decision

Paully D

Almeida by Submission

It seems I was the only one, but I really enjoyed that!

John_D80

Garbrandt by Submission

John_D80 wrote: »

8/1 is a crazy price. Carraway has about 15 wins by sub AFAIR.

Yeah if Carraway can pull off a submission win I will make a good bit from it. When you see someone with so many submission wins at 8/1 to win by submission it would be foolish to not put something down on it.

stephenl15

Almeida by Submission

jcd5971 wrote: »

Glad that's over.

?? Great fight

tinpib

Goddammit. Chasing losses already. Need Caraway to win to claw that €1 back or else it's hungry mouths and empty stomachs for the week.

tinpib

Paully D wrote: »

It seems I was the only one, but I really enjoyed that!

Bessy cut out on me in the first but it looked like a bar brawl. Nothing wrong with that.

Paully D

Almeida by Submission

Megan Olivi and Miesha Tate. :eek:

jcd5971

Paully D wrote:

It seems I was the only one, but I really enjoyed that!

Yeah I like heavyweight fights but when you see the likes of de LA Rocha or Jared rosholt etc you know there will be no technical skill. It's like travellers fights.

jcd5971

Ooooh I love meisha

Paully D

Almeida by Submission

Come on now Aljamain!

ASOT

Almeida by Submission

Tate's great to look at but terrible to listen to.

Sterling to win by Anaconda.

jcd5971

I'm conflicted I want to see carraway beaten hurt even badly.

But I don't wanna see my meisha cry :-)

Gamebred

Almeida by Submission

Carraway gets to sleep with Miesha tonight hes the winner in my eyes.