MATCHES TO MAKE AFTER UFC FIGHT NIGHT 112
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was live from Oklahoma City, OK for the third time in promotional history Sunday (July 25, 2017) using UFC Fight Night 112: Chiesa vs. Lee. It was a good night of bits which found five of 13 bouts end within the space, and with action now in our rear view, let us look at some possible matchups featuring a few of the opponents from the evening…
Dominick Reyes vs. Marcos Rogerio Lima
Reyes impressed in his promotional introduction by dismantling and knocking out Joachim Christensen in less than half a minute to the opening round of activity. It turned out to be a picture-perfect debut for its undefeated light heavyweight, who could possibly bring a new life into the razor-thin division. For his next excursion inside the Octagon, I want to see him shoot on TUF 2 finalist Marcos Rogerio de Lima, who’s coming off a second-round submission loss to Ovince St. Preux only a few months ago. I believe the Brazilian is a good evaluation for Reyes his second workout, and this is a possible matchup I’d be interested in viewing booked for a future card. I think it would be a good addition to the card for September’s UFC 215 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Clay Guida vs. Jon Tuck
Guida impressed in his return to action from the UFC’s lightweight branch following a brief stint at featherweight. Coming off a third-round TKO loss to Brian Ortega, Guida returned to the win column in impressive fashion last weekend by living a rough opening round against Erik Koch, just to come back and dominate the next two rounds for a unanimous-decision success. It was a classic Clay Guida performance along with an impressive victory for”The Carpenter” back in 155 pounds. For his next excursion, I would be interested in watching him take on Guam’s Jon Tuck, who is coming from a first-round rear-naked choke submission win over Takanori Gomi. I think this possible lightweight competition would be a good addition to the card for October’s UFC 216 at vegas.
Tony Martin vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Martin defeated Johnny Case via unanimous conclusion on the judges’ scorecards after three back-and-forth rounds of entertaining action. The success puts him three fight-winning series inside the Octagon, and he expects to make it four straight against ranked opposition his second time out. Input: Francisco Trinaldo. “Masaranduba” is coming off a second-round rear-naked choke submission loss to Kevin Lee, which snapped an impressive seven-fight winning series to the TUF: Brazil veteran. I believe this rare”winner versus loser” matchup in 155 lbs makes sense for both fighters, and I want to see it reserved for a future fight card, rather on the primary card for October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil.
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