Cody Garbrandt KO of previously unbeaten Thomas Almeida that of a future champion

Cody Garbrandt GOT HIM. Down goes Thomas Almeida in the first!#UFCVegas https://t.co/Qiu0RnA8px FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 30, 2016 Cody Garbrandt, the 24-year-old bantamweight contender, has officially arrived.

Cody Garbrandt GOT HIM. Down goes Thomas Almeida in the first!#UFCVegas https://t.co/Qiu0RnA8px

— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 30, 2016

Cody Garbrandt, the 24-year-old bantamweight contender, has officially arrived.

Garbrandt (9-0) shut the lights on any talk about where his place is in the UFC, knocking out Thomas Almeida (21-1), a top-10 bantamweight contender, in the first round and climbing the charts for a future title fight.

The bantamweight phenom stalked Almeida around the Octagon, tossing a flurry of nasty shots, and eventually landing an absolutely stunning right hook that

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