POST-UFC FIGHT NIGHT 111: ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Singapore for the second time in promotional history last Saturday (June 17, 2017) with UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia. It was a fun night of bits that saw six of 12 bouts ending within the space, and with this action now in our rear view, let’s take a look at which of the evening’s competitors we might no longer see heading to work inside the Octagon…
ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski came up short in a unanimous-decision reduction to Marcin Tybura and has suffered five consecutive defeats inside the Octagon, with all five of them coming against the heavy hitters of this division. It would not surprise me to see him get another chance, but I think that it’s likely that we have seen the last of Arlovski. If they wanted to keep him around, I believe that they could have given him another opponent than Tybura, since the Pole was riding a red hot win series with a pair of knockout finishes.
Tarec Saffiedine
Saffiedine has suffered three successive defeats and is 1-4 in his past five trips within the Octagon. The only victory during that stretch was a unanimous-decision over Jake Ellenberger. Due to this losing streak, I think there is a fair possibility that the promotion will opt to part ways with all the prior Strikeforce welterweight champion. I would say it is 50/50 as to whether we see Saffiedine remain in the organization.
Takanori Gomi
Gomi has now last four in a row — throughout first-round finish — and it’s probable that the 38-year-old veteran will be receiving his walking papers from the advertising. The simple fact that there is a card coming up in Japan makes me believe they may give him one more crack, so at this time, we have a 50/50 shot best of seeing”The Fireball Kid” back.
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