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 had been an exciting night of scraps that watched five of 11 bouts end inside the distance. With the action now in our rear view, let us look at some possible matchups featuring some of the competitors in the evening…
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexei Olinyk
Both these heavyweights were powerful in their bouts at UFC 213, together with Overeem edging Fabricio Werdum via majority decision on the judges’ scorecards at a rubber match, and Oliynyk defeating Travis Browne by second-round rear-naked choke submission in striking, come-from-behind style. Overeem was expecting to make a second name shot with this success, but UFC president Dana White confirmed he will not be receiving it. I believe a potential matchup against fellow veteran Oliynyk makes sense and are a great 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 into the win column his second time out. I think an opponent that makes sense for his next outing within the Octagon is Lewis, who said he was retiring after having a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt but has since changed his tune. I think this potential heavyweight showdown are 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 earn his second consecutive victory within the Octagon. Because of his second bout, I want to see him take on the guy rated right below him in Matthew Lopez, who is coming off a first-round TKO of Johnny Eduardo and also enjoys a two-fight winning streak. I believe this possible bantamweight contest should be the featured bout on the televised prelims for October’s UFC 216 in Las Vegas.
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