The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Singapore for the second time in promotional background Saturday (June 17, 2017) with UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia. It was a fun night of bits which saw six of 12 bouts ending inside the distance, and with that activity today in our rear perspective, let us look at some possible matchups featuring a few of the opponents in the evening…
Bethe Correia vs. Liz Carmouche
Correia suffered a third-round knockout against Holly Holm last weekend and will be looking to return to the win column her next time out. I think a matchup which is logical for her next excursion within the Octagon would be one against fellow former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Liz Carmouche. It could be a rare”winner versus loser” matchup from the division, but it is a pairing I believe makes a great deal of sense. I think this potential women’s 135-pound contest would be a fantastic match for the main card to October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil.
Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Covington and Dos Anjos were each successful in their principal card charms at UFC Fight Night 111, with Covington taking a unanimous-decision triumph over Dong Hyun Kim and dos Anjos making a unanimous nod against former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine. It was a solid welterweight introduction for dos Anjos, also I believe Covington would be a fantastic competitor for his next excursion, as both of them are looking to break into the Top 15 in 170 lbs. This welterweight contest would be a nice fit for the card to the UFC 215 in Seattle of August.
“Stun Gun” Dong Hyun Kim vs. Alan Jouban
This welterweight showdown that is possible has potential of producing fireworks that are great. It might also turn out to be a lackluster struggle if Kim uses a grappling-heavy game plan and finds success with it. I’m not sure he will though, as I could watch Jouban maintaining the fight standing. Jouban did show enhanced takedown defense in his final outing against Gunnar Nelson despite dropping via second-round guillotine-choke entry after being dropped using a punch to the brow. Kim is coming off a unanimous-decision loss to Covington, also such as Jouban, he’ll want to bounce back into the win column his second time out. I believe this struggle would be a good match for September’s UFC Fight Night in Japan.
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