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Five Reasons UFC 202 Will Top UFC 200

The stark contrast between the two largest fight cards of the year is almost palpable. Just last weekend, fans witnessed the most marketed, expensive, and hyped billing that MMA has seen in its short history. Did it deliver? Most are saying no. Of course I’m referring to UFC 200, the mammoth-sized, stacked -to-the-brim event that

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Of course I’m referring to UFC 200, the mammoth-sized, stacked -to-the-brim event that had more lean mass than Brock Lesnar himself. Unfortunately, all that size didn’t transfer very effectively as the card fell flat on several fronts. Obviously the fights had star power and most turned out well, but for a card with expectations built through the roof, turning out ‘well’ just doesn’t cut it.

The second of the two aforementioned fight cards is UFC 202. The tip-top show is scheduled to touch down in Las Vegas this August, and recent promotional surges have been building the momentum on what looks to be one of the best fight cards ever made.

In this list, we dive into five critical reasons that UFC 202 will out-do it’s over-hyped sibling and steal the show with some of the most incredible and well-strategized matchmaking the fight game has ever seen.

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‘Rumble’ vs. Teixeira, Cerrone vs. Story Join UFC 202 Lineup

August 20’s UFC 202 pay-per-view (PPV) from Las Vegas already has a blockbuster main event in Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz, and now it has two more high-profile bouts joining its lineup. Announcements came tonight that light heavyweights Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson and Glover Teixeira will meet on the card. The fight is a rescheduling of

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August 20’s UFC 202 pay-per-view (PPV) from Las Vegas already has a blockbuster main event in Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz, and now it has two more high-profile bouts joining its lineup.

Announcements came tonight that light heavyweights Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson and Glover Teixeira will meet on the card. The fight is a rescheduling of their UFC on FOX 20 bout that was recently called off due to an injury to ‘Rumble.’

The No. 2-ranked ‘Rumble’ has won two straight blurs by knockout over Ryan Bader and Jimi Manuwa. Teixeira, meanwhile, has won three straight by finish over Rashad Evans, Patrick Cummins, and Ovince St. Preux. The winner of the fight is expected to get the next crack at the winner of UFC 200’s Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones main event.

The event also got a big boost in the form of a welterweight scrap between rising veterans Donald Cerrone and Rick Story. After a failed title bout against lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos late last year, fan favorite ‘Cowboy’ has made an extremely successful transition to welterweight by stopping Patrick Côte and Alex Oliveira in consecutive bouts.

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UFC Fight Night 88 Salaries: Jeremy Stephens Tops List, Rick Story Follows

The fighter salaries for UFC Fight Night 88 were released on Tuesday and oh did the UFC have to pay a chunk of cash to the top level fighters on this card. Cody Garbrandt earned $48,000 for beating Thomas Almeida, who earned $25,000, in the main event while Jeremy Stephens topped the list with $100,000

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The fighter salaries for UFC Fight Night 88 were released on Tuesday and oh did the UFC have to pay a chunk of cash to the top level fighters on this card.

Cody Garbrandt earned $48,000 for beating Thomas Almeida, who earned $25,000, in the main event while Jeremy Stephens topped the list with $100,000 after defeating Renan Barao, who earned $50,000, in the co-main event.

UFC Fight Night 88 took place on May 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The first two prelims aired at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass while the other four prelims aired at 7 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. The main card aired at 9 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.

The full payouts include:

Cody Garbrandt: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Thomas Almeida: $25,000

Jeremy Stephens: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Renan Barao: $50,000

Rick Story: $76,000 (includes $38,000 win bonus) def. Tarec Saffiedine: $37,000

Chris Camozzi: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Vitor Miranda: $18,000

Lorenz Larkin: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Masvidal: $57,000

Paul Felder: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Josh Burkman: $48,000

Sara McMann: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jessica Eye: $25,000

Abel Trujillo: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Jordan Rinaldi: $10,000

Jake Collier: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Alberto Uda: $10,000

Erik Koch: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Shane Campbell: $15,000

Bryan Caraway: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Aljamain Sterling: $30,000

Adam Milstead: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Chris De La Rocha: $10,000

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Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC Fight Night 88

‘Sin City’ was on fire yesterday, and it wasn’t because of the action going down in the casinos. UFC Fight Night 88 ran through Las Vegas last night and it was a fun evening for fight fans nationwide. The card featured some spectacular bouts that proved to be a huge night for the underdogs, as seven

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‘Sin City’ was on fire yesterday, and it wasn’t because of the action going down in the casinos.

UFC Fight Night 88 ran through Las Vegas last night and it was a fun evening for fight fans nationwide. The card featured some spectacular bouts that proved to be a huge night for the underdogs, as seven of them took home the victory Sunday night.

Undefeated records were snapped, potential title contenders emerged, UFC debuts were spoiled, and fighters returning off injury let us know that they are still relevant in the deep divisions the UFC has to offer.

We have a lot run through fight fans so with that being said, lets take a look at the five biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 88…

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Rick Story Shows Off UFC Fight Night 88 “Footprint” From Tarec Saffiedine

Rick Story left UFC Fight Night 88 with a win over Tarec Saffiedine and more.

Story showed off a nasty imprint of Saffiedine’s foot on his right leg hours after the battle went down from Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Rick Story left UFC Fight Night 88 with a win over Tarec Saffiedine and more.

Story showed off a nasty imprint of Saffiedine’s foot on his right leg hours after the battle went down from Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Thanks for the great fight @tarecfighter I'll be sporting you're foot print for a while. Hope the knee heels up fast pic.twitter.com/3GRP0etcOJ

— Rick (@Rick_Story) May 30, 2016

Rick Story Returns with Smothering Win at UFC Fight Night 88

UFC Fight Night 88 was a card designed to be fun for the fans, but make no mistake. It was serious business for the fighters, and Rick Story and Tarec Saffiedine in particular had no room to mess around.
At one point, both of them were the next big thi…

At one point, both of them were the next big thing in the welterweight division.

In 2011, Story was riding an impressive six-fight winning streak that included the scalps of former contender Thiago Alves and future champion Johny Hendricks. When he accepted a fight against Charlie Brenneman on 24 hours’ notice, however, his career came off the tracks, as he lost soundly to the scrappy wrestler before coming out on the bad end of a questionable split decision opposite Martin Kampmann.

He has managed to stick around since then, but has struggled to consistently break off wins, even against manageable competition.

Saffiedine, however, has struggled even more than Story. After posting a big upset win over UFC alum Nate Marquardt to capture the Strikeforce welterweight title, he was forced to take a year off due to injuries. Then another nine months. Then another year on top of that. The result has been just three fights since the closure of Strikeforce, and while he was once one of the most interesting fighters in the sport’s deepest division, he has been largely forgotten about simply due to his inactivity.

That made their showdown at Fight Night 88 a critical one for both men, who were desperately seeking any form of momentum. After a long, ugly slog, Story was the man to come out on top.

The fight was precisely what Story needed it to be to take home the win. Saffiedine owned a massive advantage at range, with a smooth jab and quick, precise kicking game. Story, quite simply, had no hope of contesting him at range.

The solution to that? Never be at range.

For all 15 minutes, Story slung combinations in close, clinched Saffiedine and held him to the cage for as long as he possibly could. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t impressive. It wasn’t especially entertaining…but it was effective. While Saffiedine staggered him with leg kicks, clocked him with head kicks and tagged him with punches, the sheer amount of time spent with his back to the cage proved to be the difference, with the judges scoring the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in Story’s favor.

It’s a rough break for the Belgian striker, who was last seen in January out-pointing Jake Ellenberger. While Saffiedine‘s undeniably talented, the last two years of his career have been catastrophically bad, and it may take an impossibly long time for him to remedy that.

Story, on the other hand, is an interesting commodity for the first time in years. Now riding a three-fight winning streak that also includes a win over Gunnar Nelson, he has a strong claim to a fight with a top-10 opponent. It would not be shocking for him to face one of the fighters competing at the top of Fight Night 89, particularly Donald Cerrone or Stephen Thompson and, if he can defeat either of them, things could get quite interesting at 170 pounds.

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