NEW BOUTS ADDED TO UFC ROCHESTER INCLUDING RETURN OF MEGAN ANDERSON
UFC Fight Night 151 happens May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, and the card lately had a number of spells added to it. My initial thoughts on the new matchups are below.
Megan Anderson vs. Felicia Spencer, UFC Fight Night 151
An intriguing women’s featherweight bout between former Invicta champions Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer is set to take place at UFC Fight Night 151, and the winner could very well be set up for a shot in Amanda Nunes’s 145lbs belt after she gets through her UFC 239 matchup against Holly Holm.
Anderson (9-3) lost a decision to Holm in her Octagon debut last year at UFC 225 but rebounded nicely with a first-round TKO win over Cat Zingano in UFC 232. With seven stoppage wins, Anderson is one of the most dangerous female featherweights out there. Spencer (6-0) won the Invicta name in her last bout, a submission win over Pam Sorensen. She has completed four of her struggles because making her MMA debut in 2015, and the Montreal native appears to be a great signing by the UFC as among the few authentic female featherweights in the sport. Although Spencer should not be counted from this fight, given Anderson’s previous UFC experience ad popularity, I’d expect her to be a big favorite here.
Neil Magny vs. Vicente Luque, UFC Fight Night 151
Welterweight contenders Neil Magny and Vicente Luque are set to meet, according to a report from Farah Hannoun. Magny (21-7) is 14-6 at the UFC and is coming off of a brutal KO loss to Santiago Ponziibbio past November. Luque (15-6-1) is 8-2 in the UFC with all his wins coming by stoppage, and he’s now riding a four-fight win series that comes with a knockout win over Bryan Barberena in what is arguably so far the 2019″Fight of the Year” in MMA. Magny has long been an underrated welterweight and has known to surprise from time to time, but awarded Luque’s win series and his ridiculous completing power, you need to favor him very heavily to get the business done here.
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 151
Middleweights Antonio Carlos Junior and Ian Heinisch are set to lock horns after Heinisch’s struggle against Tom Breese in UFC London fell through at the last minute because of a Breese medical dilemma. He’ll rather get the chance to battle a higher-ranked opponent in the form of Junior, the former TUF winner.
Junior (10-2, 1 NC) is currently 7-2, 1 NC in the UFC and is now riding a five-fight win series that includes a submission win over Tim Boetsch in his final outing, which will be important to not occurred last April. Heinisch (12-1) is just one a four-fight win series and conquered Cezar Ferreira by decision in his UFC debut. This will be a competitive fight, but awarded Junior’s Octagon encounter and vaunted submission game, you need to slightly favor him to win this bout.
Davi Ramos vs. Austin Hubbard, UFC Fight Night 151
A lightweight link between Davi Ramos and Austin Hubbard is place for this occasion. Ramos (9-2) is 3-1 in the UFC and has won his last three battles via rear-naked choke. Hubbard (10-2) was the LFA lightweight champ and is riding a three-fight win streak into this battle. Hubbard is an intriguing potential but Ramos has shown he can complete opponents within the Octagon, and he should be a solid favorite here.
Danny Roberts vs. Michel Pereira, UFC Fight Night 151
Welterweights Danny Roberts and Michel Pereira are place to fight. Roberts (16-4) is currently 5-3 in the UFC and he is coming from a contentious submission reduction to Claudio Silva. Pereira (21-9, two NC) is making his UFC debut following a KO win in Road FC. With his UFC expertise, expect Roberts to be the favored.
Julio Arce vs. Julian Erosa, UFC Fight Night 151
And finally, a featherweight bout between Julio Arce and Julian Erosa is set, according to a report from Nolan King of FloCombat. Arce (15-3) is 2-1 at the UFC and recently had a seven-fight win streak snapped with a split decision loss to Sheymon Moraes his out time. Erosa (22-7) is 0-3 at the UFC over two stints and is now riding a two-fight losing skid. This looks like a good bounce-back struggle for Arce, that I anticipate to be a big favorite.
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