Filed under: News , UFC LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $162,500. Featherweight Jeremy Stephens (25-12 MMA, 12-11 UFC), who earned a hard-fought decision win over Renan Barao (33-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the night’s co-main event, took home the night’s biggest check with $20,000, the maximum amount allowed for non-title participants. Former bantamweight champion Barao took home $10,000 for his efforts. UFC Fight Night 88 took place Sunday at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Both the main card and the majority of the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. In the night’s main event, undefeated bantamweight prospect Cody Garbrandt (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) picked up a dominating first-round knockout of previously undefeated Brazilian contender Thomas Almeida (20-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
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