A few new bouts have been reserved for upcoming UFC Fight Night cards. Below are the bouts, along with my first thoughts on these.
UFC Fight Night 152 vs. Charles Jourdain, desmond Green Desmond Green has gotten his wish. The lightweight will compete in his hometown of Rochester, New York when he meets newcomer Charles Jourdain in UFC Fight Night 152, occurring May 18 at Blue Cross Arena. RDS broke the news.
Green (22-8) is only 3-3 overall in the UFC but is coming from possibly the biggest win of his career, a first-round TKO win over Ross Pearson which sent the British veteran packaging into retirement. Green said he wanted to fight in Rochester so bad that he would fight for free, and he’ll get his wish, only he’ll get paid when he chooses on Jourdain, who is making his UFC debut. Jourdain (9-1) was the lightweight winner from the TKO advertising in Quebec and is coming from four straight finishes. Just 23 years old,»Air» Jourdain is one of the top prospects at 155lbs and this is a superb signing for the UFC.
Having said that, Jourdain will probably be facing a tough competitor here in Green, who’s proven he can grind out his enemies and knock him out. I would give the advantage to green according to his UFC encounter, although Jourdain may be a live dog.
Devin Clark vs. Darko Stosic, UFC Fight Night 153
After his light heavyweight matchup against Ivan Shtyrkov at last weekend’s UFC St. Petersburg occasion was scrapped last minute, Devin Clark was quickly rebooked and he’ll fight top prospect Darko Stosic at UFC Fight Night 153, taking place June 1 in Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Clark himself broke the news via Instagram.
Clark (9-3) is 3-3 at the UFC and is coming off of a TKO loss to Aleksandar Rakic. Overall he’s been a disappointment in the UFC and it seems like that the matchmakers are down on him. Stosic (13-3) is one of the top prospects at 205lbs and picked up a barbarous TKO win over Jeremy Kimball in his UFC debut to up his win streak to nine consecutive fights.
It sure looks like the UFC is using Clark as a gatekeeper at this stage of his profession, and Stosic should be quite a hefty favorite to get the win in this struggle.
Kevin Holland vs. Alessio Di Chirico, UFC Fight Night 154
Middleweights Kevin Holland and Alessio Di Chirico are set to clash at UFC Fight Night 154, which takes place June 22 in Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Sherdog broke the news.
Holland (14-4) is currently 1-2 at the UFC after being signed following a successful stint on the Contender Series. After dropping a decision to Thiago Santos in his UFC debut, he’s picked up back-to-back wins over Gerald Meerschaert and John Phillips. Di Chirico (12-2) is 3-2 in the UFC and is coming off of back-to-back wins over Oluwale Bamgbose and Julian Marquez.
This ought to be a really competitive struggle, and while I really do anticipate Holland to be preferred, Di Chirico is a solid fighter and should not be counted out of the one.
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