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Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt def. Thomas Almeida via knockout (punches) 2:53, R1
Cody Garbrandt pulled off an incredible upset with an amazing first-round knockout over Thomas Almeida in the performance of his life. Garbrandt started out as the aggressor, never let Almedia finds his rhythm, and was rewarded for it.
Featherweight:Jeremy Stephens def. Renan Barao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
It was a huge fight, and a close fight, and Jeremy Stephens was able to edge out Renan Barao in a controversial unanimous decision win.
Welterweight: Rick Story def. Tarec Saffiedine via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
It was a close fight, but Rick Story was able absorb some huge kicks from Tarec Saffiedine to grind out one of the biggest wins of his career.
Middleweight: Chris Camozzi def. Vitor Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Chris Camozzi dominated Vitor Miranda for three rounds to earn a big unanimous decision victory.
Welterweight: Lorenz Larkin def. Jorge Masvidal via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
It was a close battle, but Lorenz Larkin was able to edge Jorge Masvidal in the battle of the strikers to stay undefeated at Welterweight.
Lightweight: Paul Felder def. Joshua Burkman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Paul Felder was able to weather the storm of Burkman to take two rounds to one in a close lightweight battle.
Women’s Bantamweight: Sara McMann def. Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lighweight: Abel Trujillo def. Joran Rinaldi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight: Jake Collier def. Alberto Uda via TKO (spinning back kick & punches) 1:06, R2
Lightweight: Erik Koch def. Shane Campbell via submission (rear-naked choke) 3:02, R2
Bantamweight: Bryan Caraway def. Aljamain Sterling via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Adam Milstead def. Chris De La Rocha via TKO (punches) 4:01, R2
Two undefeated bantamweights go head-to-head as #7 Thomas Almeida (21-0) takes on Cody Garbrandt (8-0). Also, former UFC bantamweight champion #2 (BW) Renan Barao (35-3) makes the jump to feather to take on #9 Jeremy Stephens (24-12). Join The Roar from 11am AEST for live round-by-round action.
Thomas Almeida is the future of the UFC. Just 24-years-old, Almeida has already had 21 professional fights, and won all of them.
Coming off three-straight knockout wins over Yves Jabouin, Brad Pickett and Anthony Birchack, Almeida has only gone the distance once.
Almeida doesn’t just finish his opponents, he does it in style, winning performance of the night bonuses in his past three fights.
A win over Cody Garbrandt would assert him as the future of the division and the company.
Touted by bantamweight favourite Urijah Faber as a future UFC champion, Cody Garbrandt has the opportunity of a lifetime against Almeida.
Coming off a first-round knockout win over Augusto Mendes, and unbeaten in eight fights, a win for Garbrandt would skyrocket him up the UFC rankings.
Training alongside the likes of Faber and Chad Mendes, Garbrandt has the tools and the support to pull off the upset win in Las Vegas.
This is a huge, fun fight between two of the best strikers in the division, and the futures of the UFC. Almeida will have the edge this time around, but expect these two meet again in the future.
Prediction
Thomas Almeida defeats Cody Garbrandt via TKO in round four.
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