From bullied to fighter, Almeida making history in UFC

Thomas Almeida, currently the 7th-ranked bantamweight, was only 19 years old and had nothing in his professional MMA record when current division champion Dominick Cruz was making his first title-defense in the UFC in July 2011. But the fast-rising Brazilian fighter was already dreaming of being on the world's biggest stage. Now at age 24, "Thominhas", or "Toto", as he’s known by his teammates, will step in the Octagon on Sunday in a main event clash in Las Vegas against Cody Garbrandt. On