Cynthia Calvillo vs Jessica Eye This is a weird fight to book as the main event with no offense to the fighters. However, this is still a relevant match up in the women’s flyweight division. Cynthia Calvillo is coming off a draw with Marina Rodrigues in a fight where she missed the strawweight limit, as …
Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer A women’s featherweight title fight as Amanda Nunes looks to become the first UFC fighter to defend in two weight classes simultaneously. Felicia Spencer is coming off a first-round submission win over Zarah Fairn as well as a previous win over Megan Anderson. Amanda Nunes has been running through competition …
Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns A welterweight fight between a former champion in Tyron Woodley and a streaking divisional newcomer in Gilbert Burns. Woodley is coming off a disappointing title loss against Kamaru Usman and will be looking to regain his former form with a win on Saturday. Gilbert Burns moved up to the welterweight …
Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris An intriguing main event between two heavyweights who will try and become contenders with a win on Saturday. Alistair Overeem is coming off a disappointing last-minute loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, in a fight that he was comfortably ahead on the scorecards. Walt Harris is on a 3 fight winning streak, …
Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira A matchup between two top light heavyweights in which the winner likely enter title contention. Since losing in his title fight against Jon Jones, Anthony Smith picked up the biggest victory of his career as he upset Alexander Gustafsson on his home soil. Meanwhile, Glover Teixeira has quietly built up …
Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje Perhaps the most violent match UFC could have booked. Although some may be disappointed that Ferguson’s title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov fell through, I can’t be mad at any fight that features Justin Gaethje. Ferguson is riding an absurd 12 fight winning streak which would have got him a belt …
Every prospect who enters the top levels of MMA carries with them expectations. Some benefit from being underrated and proving their critics wrong. This article is about those who through company favoritism or a select few strong performances or simply word of mouth seemed destined for greatness only to find out that nothing is preordained. …
Kevin Lee vs Charles Oliveira This is one of the best match-ups UFC could have booked in the lightweight division. Kevin Lee is hoping to build on his win highlight knockout over Gregor Gillespie and continue his resurgence as a lightweight contender whilst Charles Oliveira is in his career-best form with 6 straight finishes. I …
Patricio Pitbull vs Pedro Carvalho A title fight and a quarter-final of the featherweight Grand Prix. This fight is a near guarantee to be an all-out brawl for as long as it lasts. This is mainly because of how willing Pedro Carvalho is to come forward and trade with his opponents. In most of his …
Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero As predicted, this fight wasn’t as action-packed as people hoped. This was mainly down to how dangerous Romero is. The opening two rounds were extremely slow with neither fighter wanting to lead. Romero landed the more eye-catching shots early but as the fight went on, Adesanya started having success with …