The Octagon returns to Sweden for UFC Fight Night 152, Occurring June 1 in Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
Several new bouts are added to the card, and they are listed below.
Christos Giagos vs. Damir Hadzovic, Fight Night 152
Lightweights Christos Giagos and Damir Hadzovic are set to clash at UFC Fight Night 152. MMANytt.com broke the news. Giagos (16-7) is 2-3 in the UFC over two stints in the promotion and is coming off of a decision win over Mizuto Hirota. Hadzovic (13-4) is 3-2 in the UFC and is coming from a KO win over Marco Polo Reyes with a decision win over Nick Hein prior to that. Both men are middle-of-the-pack lightweights, but Hadzovic seems a large more polished and should be preferred here.
Daniel Teymur vs. Sung Bin Jo, UFC Fight Night 152
Featherweights Daniel Teymur and Sung Bin Jo will clash at UFC Fight Night 152. Teymur (6-3) is the lower of both Temyur brothers as he has struggled en route to a very poor 0-3 record in the UFC that includes back-to-back entry declines to Julio Arce and Chris Fishgold. There’s no doubt he will be fighting for his UFC job in this bout. Jo (9-0) is making his UFC debut after going unbeaten with nine straight finishes on the West regional scene. One knock against Jo is that he has only fought since 2017, but his album is very impressive. I wouldn’t be surprised if Teymur was able to receive his first UFC win, but according to Jo’s masterful record on the regional scene that he should most likely be preferred here.
Stevie Ray vs. Leonardo Santos, UFC Fight Night 152
An intriguing lightweight connection between Stevie Ray and Leonardo Santos can also be set for UFC Fight Night 152. Ray (22-8) is 6-3 at the UFC and is coming off of a decision win over Jessin Ayari that snapped a two-fight losing skid. There were plenty of high hopes surrounding the Scot when he initially arrived at the UFC, but overall he’s been disappointing within the Octagon and that he hasn’t completed a fight since 2015. Santos (16-3-1) won TUF Brazil and overall has a very impressive 5-0-1 record inside the Octagon that comprises a KO win over Kevin Lee. But, Santos has become 39-years-old and hasn’t fought since late 2016, when he won a decision over Adriano Martins. He technically hasn’t lost a fight since 2009 and is riding an 11-fight unbeaten streak, but the three-year layoff is clearly not a good sign going into this particular bout. Still, I think you need to favor Santos just due to how great his record was over the past ten years against an inconsistent opponent in the shape of Ray.
Tonya Evinger vs. Lina Lansberg, UFC Fight Night 152
Additionally added to UFC Fight Night 152 is a women’s bantamweight bout between Tonya Evinger and Lina Lansberg. Evinger (19-7, 1 NC) is 0-2 in the UFC with back-to-back knockout losses to Cris Cyborg and Aspen Ladd. The prior Invcita champ has been quite disappointing at the UFC thus far but has fought very tough competition, which should be a more winnable struggle for her. Lansberg (8-4) is 2-3 in the UFC and is coming off of a decision loss to Yana Kunitskaya. She’s shown toughness in the Octagon, but that is about it. Both are older fighters to the division but given Evinger’s expertise I expect her to be a tiny favorite here.
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