The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Las Vegas, NV this past Saturday night (July 8, 2017) with UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker. It was a thrilling night of scraps that watched five of 11 bouts end inside the space. And with the action now in our rear view, let us take a look at some possible matchups featuring a few of the competitors from the day…
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexei Olinyk
Both of these heavyweights were powerful in their own charms at UFC 213, together with Overeem trimming Fabricio Werdum through majority decision about the judges’ scorecards at a rubber game, and Oliynyk beating Travis Browne by second-round rear-naked choke entry in striking, come-from-behind fashion. Overeem was expecting to earn another name shot with this success, but UFC president Dana White confirmed he won’t be receiving it. I think a possible matchup against fellow veteran Oliynyk makes sense and would be a good match for the main card to November’s UFC 217 in nyc.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis
Werdum came up short on the judges’ scorecards from Overeem and will want to bounce back to the win column his second time out. I think an opponent which makes sense for his next excursion inside the Octagon is Lewis, who said that he was retiring after having a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt but has since changed his tune. I think this possible heavyweight showdown would be the ideal main occasion for October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil, where Werdum would figure to have the home advantage.
Rob Font vs. Matthew Lopez
Font defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade via second-round guillotine-choke submission to make his second successive victory within the Octagon. For his second bout, I would like to see him take on the man rated right below him Matthew Lopez, who’s coming from a first-round TKO of Johnny Eduardo and enjoys a two-fight winning series. I think this potential bantamweight contest ought to be the featured bout on the televised prelims for October’s UFC 216 in Las Vegas.
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