UFC Fight Night 88 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29.
The event is headlined by a battle between top bantamweight prospects, Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. Both youngsters, 24-years-old, have bright futures ahead, but the intriguing main event will catapult only one into the immediate title scene.
Former bantamweight champion Renan Barao moves up a weight class in the show’s co-main event. He’ll face off with the hard-hitting 145-pounder, Jeremy Stephens, who is looking for just his second win over the past five fights.
The full Fight Night 88 main card looks like this:
- Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt
- Renan Barao vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Tarec Saffiedine vs. Rick Story
- Chris Camozzi vs. Vitor Miranda
- Jorge Masvidal vs. Lorenz Larkin
- Joshua Burkman vs. Paul Felder
As is our custom here at Belacher Report, we’ve assembled the picks team to provide you with five sets of prognostications.
We’ve got Scott “Hot Pepper” Harris, Sydnie “Soda Pop” Jones, Nathan “New Potato” McCarter, Steven “Relish” Rondina and Craig “Cotton Candy” Amos, all ready to tell you what we think.
Read on for the picks.