The UFC continued to announce a range of new bouts for its forthcoming cards. Here are the new matchups, along with my initial thoughts on these.
David Teymur vs. Charles Oliveira, UFC Fight Night 144
Lightweights David Teymur and Charles Oliveira will fight at UFC Fight Night 144, taking place February 2 at Centro de Forma????o Ol??mpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. Teymur (8-1) is 5-0 at the UFC and in his final outing defeated Nik Lentz. He’s had trouble getting opponents to fight himas he’s super dangerous but not ranked from the top-15. Oliveira (25-8, 1 NC) is 13-8, 1 NC from the UFC and is coming off of a three-fight win streak, including a submission win over Jim Miller in his final struggle. As good as Oliveira is on the ground, this resembles the sort of matchup that’s kryptonite for him against a much-better striker in Teymur who also has exceptional takedown defense. Because of this, I’d actually favor Teymur in this fight.
Junior Albini vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, UFC Fight Night 144
Due to an accident to Dmitry Sosnovskiy, Junior Albini will now take on short-notice replacement Jarizinho Rozenstruik in UFC Fight Night 144. DWT broke the news. Albini (14-4) is 1-2 in the UFC and lost to Aleksiy Oleinik through Ezekiel choke in his final fight. Rozenstruik (6-0) has won five of his battles with strikes except for his one look in RIZIN, which he won a determination in. Most bettors will seem to fade Albini, however it is hard to say if this is the ideal place to fade him as Rozenstruik is very unproven against a decent level of competition.
Rani Yahya vs. Ricky Simon, UFC 234
Bantamweights Rani Yahya and Ricky Simon are set to battle UFC 234, occurring February 10 in Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne, Australia. Combate broke the news. Yahya (26-9, 1 NC) is 11-3, 1 NC in the UFC and has won seven of his last eight fights overall. He is a very underrated fighter and with a win here should land a top-10 opponent. Simon (14-1) is currently 2-0 at the UFC and is riding a seven-fight win streak overall. Yahya has all of the expertise but Simon has lots of upside down and I’d rather go with the younger fighter in this spot.
Sam Alvey vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov, UFC Fight Night 145
Light heavyweight action between Sam Alvey and Gadzhimurad Antigulov will take place at UFC Fight Night 145, on February 23 in O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Igor Lazorin broke the information. Alvey (33-11, 1 NC) is 10-6 in the UFC and has been recently knocked out by Antonio Rogerio Nogueria. Antigulov (20-5) is 2-1 in the UFC but suffered a KO loss to Ion Cutelaba in his last struggle. This ought to be a true banger of a fight but I have to fade Alvey inside this area and go with Antigulov, though I am hoping a close line in any event.
Cezar Ferreira vs. Tom Breese, UFC Fight Night 147
Due to an injury to Alessio di Chirico, Cezar Ferreira has awakened to fight Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 147, which takes place March 16 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Ferreira (13-7) is 9-5 overall from the UFC but is coming off of a disappointing decision reduction to Ian Heinisch. Breese (11-1) is 4-1 at the UFC and blasted Dan Kelly in his UFC middleweight debut. Ferreira is a good fighter but I don’t trust his chin against a strong puncher like Breese, who I hope to be heavily favored within his home nation.
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