The UFC continued to announce a number of fresh bouts for its upcoming cards. Here are the brand new matchups, along with my first 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 last outing defeated Nik Lentz. He has had trouble getting competitions to fight him, as he is very dangerous but not rated 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 series, including a submission win over Jim Miller in his last struggle. As great as Oliveira is on the ground, this looks like the sort of matchup that’s kryptonite for him against a much-better striker in Teymur who also has excellent 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 injury to Dmitry Sosnovskiy, Junior Albini will take on short-notice replacement Jarizinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night 144. DWT broke the news. Albini (14-4) is 1-2 at the UFC and dropped to Aleksiy Oleinik via Ezekiel choke in his last fight. Rozenstruik (6-0) has won five of his battles with strikes except for his one look at RIZIN, which he won a determination in. Most bettors will seem to fade Albini, but it’s difficult to say if this is the ideal place to fade him as Rozenstruik is very unproven against a nice 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 at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne, Australia. Combate broke the news. Yahya (26-9, 1 NC) is 11-3, 1 NC from the UFC and has won seven of his last eight fights overall. He is a very underrated fighter and using a win here should land a top-10 opponent. Simon (14-1) is 2-0 at the UFC and is riding a seven-fight win series in general. Yahya has all of the experience but Simon has lots of upside and I would rather go with the fighter inside this spot.
Sam Alvey vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov, UFC Fight Night 145
Light heavyweight actions between Sam Alvey and Gadzhimurad Antigulov will happen at UFC Fight Night 145, on February 23 at 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 at the UFC but suffered a KO loss to Ion Cutelaba in his last fight. This ought to be a true banger of a fight but I have to fade Alvey in this spot and proceed with Antigulov, though I’m expecting a close line in any event.
Cezar Ferreira vs. Tom Breese, UFC Fight Night 147
Because of an injury to Alessio di Chirico, Cezar Ferreira has awakened to combat Tom Breese in UFC Fight Night 147, which takes place March 16 in the O2 Arena in London, England. Ferreira (13-7) is 9-5 overall from the UFC but is coming from a disappointing decision reduction to Ian Heinisch. Breese (11-1) is 4-1 in the UFC and blasted Dan Kelly in his UFC middleweight debut. Ferreira is a solid fighter but I don’t trust his brow against a strong puncher like Breese, that I hope to be heavily preferred here in his home nation.
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