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 was an exciting night of bits that watched five of 11 bouts end within the space. And with the activity now in our rear view, let’s take a look at some possible matchups featuring a few of the opponents in the evening…
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexei Olinyk
Both these heavyweights were successful in their own bouts at UFC 213, with Overeem edging Fabricio Werdum through majority decision on the judges’ scorecards at a rubber match, and Oliynyk beating Travis Browne by second-round rear-naked choke submission in striking, come-from-behind fashion. Overeem was expecting to earn a second name shot with this success, but UFC president Dana White confirmed that he will not be receiving it. I believe a possible matchup against fellow veteran Oliynyk makes sense and are a great match for the primary 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 be looking to bounce back to the win column his second time out. I believe an opponent that is logical for his next outing inside the Octagon is Lewis, who said that he was retiring after having a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt but has since changed his tune. I think this potential heavyweight showdown are the ideal main occasion 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 entry to make his second successive victory inside the Octagon. Because of his next bout, I would like to see him take on the guy rated right below him Matthew Lopez, who is coming off a first-round TKO of Johnny Eduardo and also enjoys a two-fight winning streak. I believe this potential bantamweight contest should be the featured bout on the televised prelims for October’s UFC 216 in Las Vegas.
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