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bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/A4wYOXu_EEs Last night in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: 88’, Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida both put their undefeated records on the line as they squared off in a pivotal bantamweight showdown.

Chris Taylor - May 30, 2016

‘UFC Fight Night 88’ in Las Vegas delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at last night’s post fight press conference.

Chris Taylor - May 30, 2016

Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather posted the following photo on Twitter late Sunday evening promoting his potential bout with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. .@badmedina https://t.co/648Qb26FTL pic.twitter.com/67agluPAGt

Chris Taylor - May 30, 2016

A key heavyweight tilt between former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett will headline ‘UFC Hamburg’ this September in Germany. UFC officials made the announcement earlier today.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (20-6-1 MMA) will return to the octagon this September in Cleveland when he squares off with Ben Rothwell (36-10 MMA) on the main card of UFC 203. Werdum was just in action at UFC 198, where he lost his heavyweight title to Stipe Miocic in the evening’s main event. Prior to the setback, Werdum had put together an impressive six-fight win streak, capturing the UFC’s heavyweight title in the process.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 88 featured former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao making his 145-pound debut against featherweight slugger Jeremy Stephens. Round one begins and Barao opens up with an inside leg kick. Jeremy fires back with one of his own and another. More leg kicks from Stephens. Front kick and then a right hand lands for Renan. Another nice combination from Barao. Stephens responds with a combo. Good counter right hand from Barao. Stephens with a kick to the body. Barao returns fire with a leg kick. Good left hook from Jeremy. Barao with a nice jab he shoots in for a takedown. Jeremy defends but is pressed up against the cage. Knees from Barao. They break. Barao switches to southpaw and lands a left hand. Stephens with a flurry and gets inside. He presses Barao against the fence. Nice elbows and knees inside from Renan. The break and trade some furious shots. Stephens with a jab. Barao with a left hand. Stephens is swinging wildly. Barao shoots in and presses him up against the fence. That is how round one will end.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A welterweight bout featuring fomrer Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine (16-5 MMA) taking on Rick Story (19-8 MMA) took place on the main card of UFC Fight Night 88 tonight in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Story opens with a big leg kick. Saffiedine with a body kick but Story catches it and smacks him with a leg kick. Rick presses Tarec up against the fence. He lands a good shot to the body. Tarec replies with a high kick that lands. Story eats it and presses forward. Rick gets inside and shoots in for single leg. It’s not there so he presses Saffiedine up against the fence and begins working some short knees. Story with some good shots to the body. Tarec fires back with some short punches up top. Story and Saffiedine would trade shots right until the horn, with Tarec throwing a late kick.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A middleweight bout between Chris Camozzi (22-10 MMA) and Vitor Miranda (12-5 MMA) took place on the UFC Fight Night 88 card tonight in Las Vegas. Chris Camozzi was able to land some solid combinations and utilize an effective ground game to beat up on Vitor Miranda for the better part of three rounds at tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

An intriguing lightweight bout between Paul Felder (12-2 MMA) and Josh Burkman (28-13 MMA) took place at tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Burkman opens up with a leg kick. Josh is circling and trying to keep his distance. Big body kick from Felder. Burkman responds with a kick of his own. Felder with a head kick but Josh blocks it. Burkman misses with a knee and then a right hand. Felder with a leg kick. Nice body kick from Josh. Good side kick from Burkman. Josh with a straight left hand. Felder is coming up just short with his punches. Felder lands a shot, Burkman with a combination. Both fighters start throwing big shots. After a wild exchange Josh ducks under a Felder punch and scores a takedown. Paul gets his back to the cage and is able to stand back up. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A women’s bantamweight bout featuring Sara McMann (9-3 MMA) taking on Jessica Eye (11-5 MMA) took place on the UFC Fight Night 88 prelims in Las vegas. Sara McMann was able to effectively utilize her wrestling to smother Jessica Eye on route to a unanimous decision victory.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A lightweight bout between Abel Trujillo (15-6 MMA) and Jordan Rinaldi (12-5 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Trujillo is instantly applying the pressure. He throws a combination then shoots in a for a takedown and gets it. Abel working from the full guard position. Rinaldi gets back to his feet but eats a combination for his efforts. Jordan with a nice right hand. Abel with an uppercut. Another nice right from Jordan as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A middleweight bout between Jake Collier (10-3 MMA) and Alberto Uda (9-1 MMA) took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 prelims in Las Vegas. Despite eating a huge knee that likely broke his nose in the opening round, Jake Collier was able to comeback and score a TKO victory over the previously undefeated Alberto Uda at UFC Fight Night 88.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A key bantamweight bout between Aljamain Sterling (12-1 MMA) and Bryan Caraway (21-8 MMA) took place on the UFC Fight Night 88 Fight Pass prelims tonight in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Sterling opens up with a front kick that misses. Caraway comes forward with a jab but eats a kick. Bryan lands a left hook. Sterling is throwing some flashy kicks to start. A good leg kick lands for Sterling and then one to the body of Caraway. Sterling shoots in for a takedown but Caraway defends. Sterling has Caraway pressed against the fence and lands a trip. He instantly takes Bryans back and starts looking for a rear-naked choke. Caraway rolls but Sterling stays on his back. Big shots from the top by Sterling. Caraway rolls again and Sterling looks for a rear-naked choke. More shots from the back from Sterling. Round one comes to an end. That was a big opening round for the undefeated Sterling.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

A heavyweight bout between Chris De La Rocha (4-2 MMA) and Adam Milstead (8-1 MMA) kicked off UFC Fight Night 88 in Las Vegas. Round one was a back and forth battle. UFC newcomer Adam Milstead land some excellent counter right hands during the opening five minutes. While De La Rocha was able to secure a takedown for some points of his own.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

Unable to catch today’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas, BJPENN.com has you covered. Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of today’s UFC fights.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

We would not being doing our job as journalists if we did not track down BJ Penn and ask him what everyone is wondering, which is why he took the IV back in March. “Ok do you want the short version or the long version?” asked Penn.

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

UFC featherweight slugger Jeremy Stephens will square off with former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas. “Lil Heathen” spoke to MMAJunkie about his gameplan for the fight with Barao. Here is what Stephens had to say:

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

http://youtu.be/v416SuNEqYE Cody Garbrandt made his octagon debut at UFC 182 when he took on Marcus Brimage.