A few new bouts have been reserved for upcoming UFC Fight Night cards. Below are the bouts, together with my ideas on them.
UFC Fight Night 152 vs. Charles Jourdain, desmond Green Desmond Green has gotten his wish. The lightweight will compete in his hometown of Rochester, New York when he meets newcomer Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night 152, taking place May 18 at Blue Cross Arena. The news was broken by RDS.
Green (22-8) is just 3-3 overall from the UFC but is coming from possibly the biggest win of his career, a first-round TKO win over Ross Pearson which sent the British veteran packaging into retirement. Green said he wished to fight in Rochester so bad that he would fight for free, and he’ll get his desire, just he will get paid when he chooses on Jourdain, who is making his UFC debut. Jourdain (9-1) has been the lightweight champion in the TKO promotion in Quebec and is coming off of four straight finishes. Just 23 years old,»Air» Jourdain is among the best prospects at 155lbs and this is a great signing for the UFC.
Having said this, Jourdain will probably be facing a tough competitor here in Green, who has proven he can grind out his enemies and also knock him out. I’d give the advantage to green according to his UFC encounter, though Jourdain could be a dog.
Devin Clark vs. Darko Stosic, UFC Fight Night 153
After his light heavyweight matchup against Ivan Shtyrkov at last weekend’s UFC St. Petersburg event was scrapped last minute, Devin Clark was quickly rebooked and he’ll fight top prospect Darko Stosic in UFC Fight Night 153, occurring June 1 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Clark himself broke the news via Instagram.
Clark (9-3) is 3-3 at the UFC and is coming off of a TKO loss to Aleksandar Rakic. Overall he’s been a disappointment from the UFC and it looks like the matchmakers are down on him. Stosic (13-3) is among the top prospects at 205lbs and picked up a barbarous TKO win over Jeremy Kimball in his UFC debut up his win streak to eight consecutive fights.
It sure looks like that the UFC is utilizing Clark as a gatekeeper at this point of his career, and Stosic should be a hefty favorite to get the win in this struggle.
Kevin Holland vs. Alessio Di Chirico, UFC Fight Night 154
Middleweights Kevin Holland and Alessio Di Chirico are set to battle at UFC Fight Night 154, which takes place June 22 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Sherdog broke the information.
Holland (14-4) is currently 1-2 at the UFC after being signed after a successful stint on the Contender Series. After losing a decision to Thiago Santos in his UFC debut, he’s picked up back-to-back wins over Gerald Meerschaert and John Phillips. Di Chirico (12-2) is 3-2 at the UFC and is coming off of back-to-back wins over Oluwale Bamgbose and Julian Marquez.
This should be a really competitive struggle, and while I do anticipate Holland to be preferred, Di Chirico is a solid fighter and shouldn’t be counted out of the one.
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