The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was live from Oklahoma City, OK for the next time in promotional background Sunday (July 25, 2017) using UFC Fight Night 112: Chiesa vs. Lee. It was a solid night of scraps which found five of 13 bouts ending within the space, and with actions today in our rear perspective, let us look at some potential matchups featuring some of the competitors from the day…
Dominick Reyes vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Reyes impressed in his promotional debut by dismantling and knocking out Joachim Christensen in less than half a minute to the opening round of activity. It was a picture-perfect debut for its undefeated light heavyweight, who might possibly bring a new life to the razor-thin division. For his next excursion inside the Octagon, I would like to watch him take on TUF 2 finalist Marcos Rogerio de Lima, who is coming off a second-round submission loss to Ovince St. Preux only a couple of weeks ago. I think the Brazilian is a good test for Reyes his next workout, which is a possible matchup I’d be interested in seeing reserved for a future card. I think it would be a good addition to the card for September’s UFC 215 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Clay Guida vs. Jon Tuck
Guida impressed in his return to action from the UFC’s lightweight division following a short stint at featherweight. Coming off a third-round TKO loss to Brian Ortega, Guida returned to the win column in remarkable fashion last weekend by living a rough opening round against Erik Koch, only to come back and dominate the next two rounds to get a unanimous-decision victory. It was a classic Clay Guida performance and a remarkable victory for»The Carpenter» back at 155 pounds. For his next outing, I would be interested in seeing him shoot on Guam’s Jon Tuck, who is coming off a first-round rear-naked choke submission win over Takanori Gomi. I believe this possible lightweight contest would be a solid addition to the card for October’s UFC 216 at Las Vegas.
Tony Martin vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Martin defeated Johnny Case via unanimous conclusion on the judges’ scorecards following three back-and-forth rounds of entertaining action. The success puts him three fight-winning series within the Octagon, and he hopes to make it four straight against ranked opposition his second time out. Enter: Francisco Trinaldo. «Masaranduba» is coming from a second-round rear-naked choke submission loss to Kevin Lee, which snapped an impressive seven-fight winning streak to the TUF: Brazil veteran. I think this rare»winner versus loser» matchup at 155 lbs makes sense for both fighters, and I want to see it booked for a future fight card, preferably on the primary card for October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil.
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