The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Las Vegas, NV this past Saturday night (July 8, 2017) using UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker. It had been an exciting night of scraps that saw five of 11 bouts end inside the distance. And with the action now in our rear perspective, let us look at some possible matchups featuring a few of the competitors from the day…
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexei Olinyk
Both of these heavyweights were successful in their own bouts at UFC 213, with Overeem edging Fabricio Werdum via majority decision on the judges’ scorecards in a rubber match, and Oliynyk beating Travis Browne by second-round rear-naked choke entry in impressive, come-from-behind fashion. Overeem was expecting to make a second title shot with this success, but UFC president Dana White confirmed he will not be receiving it. I think a possible matchup against fellow veteran Oliynyk makes sense and would be a good match for the main card to November’s UFC 217 at New York City.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis
Werdum came up short on the judges’ scorecards from Overeem and will want to bounce back to the win column his next time out. I think an opponent which makes sense for his next excursion within the Octagon is Lewis, who said that he was retiring following a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt but has since changed his tune. I believe this possible heavyweight showdown would be the perfect principal event for October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil, in which Werdum would like to have the house advantage.
Rob Font vs. Matthew Lopez
Font defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade via second-round guillotine-choke submission to make his second successive victory within the Octagon. Because of his next bout, I would like to see him take on the guy ranked right below him Matthew Lopez, who is coming from a first-round TKO of Johnny Eduardo and also enjoys a two-fight winning streak. I believe this potential bantamweight contest ought to be the featured bout on the televised prelims for October’s UFC 216 in vegas.
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