On paper, putting unranked Cody Garbrandt in a television main event on a show with a couple of matches with ranked fighters was surprising. But the way the night played out, the gamble paid off.
When Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida were announced for the main event for Sunday's UFC Fight Night, is was something of a shock.
It's not that neither hadn't looked strong, as you had two young unbeaten fighters who looked like down the line they would be potential contenders. But neither had ever headlined a UFC event. And they were booked on top of a match that included Renan Barao's move to featherweight.