GDT: UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt

[Avs_19]

Date: May 29, 2016
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Time: 9pm ET/6pm PT
Viewing: FS1, TSN 5

MAIN CARD (FS1, TSN 5)

Bantamweight bout: Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt
Featherweight bout: Renan Barão vs. Jeremy Stephens
Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Rick Story
Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi vs. Vitor Miranda
Welterweight bout: Jorge Masvidal vs. Lorenz Larkin
Lightweight bout: Josh Burkman vs. Paul Felder

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, Fight Network/UFC Fight Pass)

Women's Bantamweight bout: Sara McMann vs. Jessica Eye
Lightweight bout: Abel Trujillo vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Middleweight bout: Jake Collier vs. Alberto Uda
Lightweight bout: Erik Koch vs. Shane Campbell

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass)

Bantamweight bout: Aljamain Sterling vs. Bryan Caraway
Heavyweight bout: Chris De La Rocha vs. Adam Milstead

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[Avs_19]

I really like this card. Almeida/Garbrandt, Barao/Stephens, Masvidal/Larkin, and Sterling/Caraway. That's a nice lineup.

I hope Sterling picks up an impressive win. I don't think he's too far away from a title shot in that division.

 

[Sheppy]

I'm interested to see how Barao looks in this one.

 

[ck26]

*yawn*

Most excited for Story / Saffiedine probably. And I'm using the term "excited" very loosely.

*yawn*

 

[MD thaivuN]

I think Caraway can be a trap fight for Sterling. I don't think Sterling is gonna tap Caraway and his striking is still not very good

 

[MD thaivuN]

Caraway just grinded out Sterling. Aljo needs to learn to stick to basic, be more efficient in his offensive selection.

 

[IamJust0ne]

That "submission" attempt at the end of the first round in the Sterling/Caraway fight was uh..different

 

[Avs_19]

I thought it could have been a draw but good win for Caraway. He shut Sterling down after the first round. Sterling obviously has some things to work on but I still like the talent.

 

[IamJust0ne]

https://giant.gfycat.com/RemarkableTidyChickadee.webm

Skip to the last 20 seconds or so

 

[dss97]

*yawn*

Most excited for Story / Saffiedine probably. And I'm using the term "excited" very loosely.

*yawn*

I disagree. The names aren't that big, but the match ups are excellent. It should be a pretty good main card.

 

[Avs_19]

https://giant.gfycat.com/RemarkableTidyChickadee.webm

Skip to the last 20 seconds or so

I don't think I've ever seen that before. Definitely different.

 

[TerminatorBlue]

Pretty dominant win for Sarah Mcman, she's strong as hell for a woman. Don't know about asking for a title shot though.

 

[Avs_19]

That was a terrible fight. You know it's bad when the ref actually has to tell both fighters to step it up a bit between rounds.

 

[dss97]

That was a terrible fight. You know it's bad when the ref actually has to tell both fighters to step it up a bit between rounds.

Kinda hard for Mcmann to do anything when her opponent doesn't engage once. Eye did absolutely nothing all fight.

 

[TerminatorBlue]

Kinda hard for Mcmann to do anything when her opponent doesn't engage once. Eye did absolutely nothing all fight.

My thoughts exactly too, Eye is nothing but a ****ing counter puncher even when she was down 2 rounds Sarah was the one pushing the fight more.

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[Avs_19]

Burkman can really take a punch.

 

[MD thaivuN]

My thoughts exactly too, Eye is nothing but a ****ing counter puncher even when she was down 2 rounds Sarah was the one pushing the fight more.

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The division is essentially filled one trick ponies.

 

[Avs_19]

Next fight should be good.

 

[Avs_19]

Pretty bad eye poke there but no point taken away. Always cheat.

 

[dss97]

I hate this eye poke ****. That should absolutely be a point deduction.

 

[Avs_19]

Masvidal probably needs a finish here.

 

[Avs_19]

That was a really good fight.

I think Larkin takes it 29-28.

 

[Sonic Disturbance]

The weird thing about Saffedine is that he repeatedly switches stances and is seemingly in southpaw more than orthodox. Meanwhile, the majority of his strikes are from orthodox, particularly the right round kick. What's the point of going into southpaw if he's barely going to throw any strikes from that position?

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

The weird thing about Saffedine is that he repeatedly switches stances and is seemingly in southpaw more than orthodox. Meanwhile, the majority of his strikes are from orthodox, particularly the right round kick. What's the point of going into southpaw if he's barely going to throw any strikes from that position?

I don't get that either. Good eye.

 

[Avs_19]

This card hasn't lived up to what I thought it would be.

Pretty good scrap between Barao/Stephens though.