The UFC continued to announce a number of new bouts for its upcoming cards. Here are the brand new matchups, along with my first thoughts on them.
David Teymur vs. Charles Oliveira, UFC Fight Night 144
Lightweights David Teymur and Charles Oliveira will struggle at UFC Fight Night 144, occurring 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 excursion defeated Nik Lentz. He has had trouble getting competitions to fight him, as he’s super dangerous but not rated from the top-15. Oliveira (25-8, 1 NC) is 13-8, 1 NC in the UFC and is coming from a three-fight win series, including a submission win over Jim Miller in his last fight. As good as Oliveira is on the ground, this looks like the type of matchup that is kryptonite for him against a much-better striker in Teymur who also has exceptional takedown defense. For that reason, I would actually favor Teymur inside this fight.
Junior Albini vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, UFC Fight Night 144
Because of an accident to Dmitry Sosnovskiy, Junior Albini will now take on short-notice replacement Jarizinho Rozenstruik in UFC Fight Night 144. DWT broke the information. Albini (14-4) is 1-2 at the UFC and dropped to Aleksiy Oleinik via Ezekiel choke in his final fight. Rozenstruik (6-0) has won five of his fights by strikes except for his one look at RIZIN, which he won a determination in. Most bettors will look to fade Albini, however it is hard to say if this is the right place to fade him in as Rozenstruik is quite unproven against a decent degree of competition.
Rani Yahya vs. Ricky Simon, UFC 234
Bantamweights Rani Yahya and Ricky Simon are set to clash at UFC 234, taking place February 10 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Combate broke the information. Yahya (26-9, 1 NC) is currently 11-3, 1 NC in the UFC and has won seven of the last eight battles complete. He’s a very underrated fighter and using a win here in case land a top-10 opponent. Simon (14-1) is currently 2-0 in the UFC and is riding a seven-fight win streak in general. Yahya has all the experience but Simon has lots of upside and I’d rather go with the younger fighter inside this spot.
Sam Alvey vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov, UFC Fight Night 145
Light heavyweight actions between Sam Alvey and Gadzhimurad Antigulov will take place at UFC Fight Night 145, on February 23 at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Igor Lazorin broke the news. Alvey (33-11, 1 NC) is 10-6 at the UFC and was most recently knocked out by Antonio Rogerio Nogueria. Antigulov (20-5) is 2-1 in the UFC but endured a KO loss to Ion Cutelaba in his last struggle. This should be a real banger of a fight but I have to fade Alvey in this area and go with Antigulov, although I am hoping a close line either way.
Cezar Ferreira vs. Tom Breese, UFC Fight Night 147
Due to an injury to Alessio di Chirico, Cezar Ferreira has stepped up to fight Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 147, which takes place March 16 in the O2 Arena in London, England. Ferreira (13-7) is 9-5 overall in the UFC but is coming from 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 solid fighter but I do not trust his brow against a powerful puncher like Breese, that I hope to be greatly preferred here in his home country.
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