A few new bouts have been shown for upcoming UFC Fight Night cards, and they’re listed below along with my first thoughts on them.
Charles Oliveira vs. Nik Lentz 3, UFC Fight Night 151
At a trilogy fight, Charles Oliveira matches Nik Lentz in UFC Fight Night 151, set for May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. These two have met previously, with a No Contest in their first meeting after Oliveira landed a illegal knee that led to the conclusion, and after that a submission win for Oliveira in the rematch. Now, they compete for a third and presumably final moment. Oliveira (26-8, 1 NC) is 14-8, 1 NC overall from the UFC and has won four consecutive fights, all by submission. He also holds the record for the many admissions in UFC history, together with 13. Lentz (30-9-2, 1 NC) is 14-6-1, 1 NC from the UFC and has won back fights over Scott Holtzman and Gray Maynard and has evolved by a grinding wrestling to a yearlong combined martial artist. Given that Oliveira has already beaten Lentz by submission and is as hot as any lightweight on earth right now, he should be a sizeable favorite to win against the trilogy struggle, although I would not fully count Lentz out.
Andrea Lee vs. Montana De La Rosa, UFC Fight Night 153
Women’s flyweights Andrea Lee and Montana De La Rosa will fulfill at UFC Fight Night 153, taking place June 22 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Nolan King of FloCombat broke the news. Lee (10-2) is 2-0 in the UFC and is riding an impressive six-fight win streak overall with back-to-back wins over Ashlee Evans-Smith and Veronica Macedo. De La Rosa (10-4) is 3-0 in the UFC with three wins by entry such as a tapout over Rachael Ostovich. Eight of her 10 career wins have actually come by submission, making her one of the very dangerous flyweight prospects in the UFC at this time. These are two of the best prospects in 125lbs, but the truth De La Rosa is finishing all of her fights need to make her the betting favorite going into it.
Jordan Griffin vs. Chas Skelly, UFC on ESPN 4
Featherweights Jordan Griffin and Chas Skelly are set to meet at UFC on ESPN 4, taking place June 29 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Griffin (17-6) chose to Dan Ige in his UFC debut that snapped his four-fight win streak, which included a triumph on Dana White’s Contender Series that originally got him to the UFC. The fact Ige simply destroyed Danny Henry makes Griffin’s close decision loss look a little better, however, he definitely needs to beat Skelly here and start constructing a new win streak if he would like to become a featherweight competition from the UFC. Skelly (17-4) has a winning record of 7-4 in the UFC but is coming from back-to-back stoppage losses to Bobby Moffett and Jason Knight. At one point in time he looked like a featherweight on the rise, but his last few performances were weak and he needs to rally against Griffin. This should be a competitive struggle, but it may be a fantastic place to fade Skelly and choose Griffin if he is accessible pet money.
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