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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 88 “Almeida vs. Garbrandt”

June 1, 2016

UFC Fight Night 88 was this past Sunday and it featured some good fights. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 88 BAD: Josh Burkman vs. Paul Felder I wasn’t into this fight at […]

UFC Fight Night 88 Payroll: Jeremy Stephens tops disclosed earnings with $100K payday, Cody Garbrandt earns $48K

May 31, 2016

The Nevada Athletic Commission has released the disclosed payroll figures for last Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 event from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Co-main event victor Jeremy Stephens topped the night’s earnings with the […]

D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC Fight Night 88 “Almeida vs. Garbrandt”

May 30, 2016

We knew there were gonna be a couple of new contenders who emerged at bantamweight at this UFC Fight Night 88 event… it just wasn’t who we all thought it was going to be. Cody […]

UFC Fight Night 88 Bonuses: Cody Garbrandt, Renan Barao, Jeremy Stephens, and Jake Collier earn extra $50K each

May 30, 2016

Four fighters received $50,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC Fight Night 88 on Sunday night, with Cody Garbrandt, Renan Barao, Jeremy Stephens, and Jake Collier each earning post-fight honors. Garbrandt earned one of two […]

UFC Fight Night 88 Results: Jeremy Stephens upsets former Bantamweight Champ Renan Barao

May 30, 2016

Renan Barao had a solid effort in his featherweight debut Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 88, but it wasn’t enough against the power striking game from Jeremy Stephens. Stephens pulled off a unanimous decision […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 88 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “Almeida vs. Garbandt” event

May 29, 2016

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 88 MAY 29, 2016 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt get their first main event fights in the UFC tonight, headlining this UFC Fight Night event from the […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 88 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card thoughts and predictions for “Almeida vs. Garbrandt” event

May 29, 2016

UFC Fight Night 88 hits Las Vegas tonight with a six fight main card on Fox Sports 1, topped by the bantamweight matchup between Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt as well as the featherweight debut […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/25: Top Fights on Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 Card

May 25, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]

Renan Barao says featherweight move will help recovery, “future will tell” on potential bout with teammate Aldo

May 24, 2016

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao is making the move up to featherweight this Sunday at UFC Fight Night 88, and he’s excited to compete after a much less severe weight cut when he faces […]

UFC announces ten fights for UFC Fight Night “Almeida vs. Garbrandt” event in Las Vegas on May 29

March 20, 2016

The UFC announced ten fights for their May 29 UFC Fight Night event for Las Vegas during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 broadcast, including several prelims to compliment the six-fight main card. As previously reported, […]

Former UFC Bantamweight Champ Renan Barao reportedly moves to featherweight for May bout with Jeremy Stephens

March 17, 2016

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao will be returning to action this May, as Combate in Brazil reports that he’ll move up to featherweight to face Jeremy Stephens at UFC Fight Night 88. The May […]

Max Holloway eyes 2016 rematch with Conor McGregor “inside that little soccer field that he wants to fight in”

October 27, 2015

Max Holloway has seven wins in the UFC’s featherweight division since a decision loss to Conor McGregor in August of 2013, and as he prepares for a December showdown with Jeremy Stephens, he’s still keeping […]

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