A couple new matchups have been revealed for upcoming battle cards, and I will give my thoughts on those new matchups in the current MMA odds and ends.
Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cutelaba, UFC on ESPN 3
A light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Ion Cutelaba, that was originally set to take place back in UFC Fight Night 143, was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN 3, taking place April 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Combate broke the news. Teixeira (28-7) may be 39-years old today but he revealed age doesn’t mean anything to him when he completed the younger Karl Roberson in his final bout at UFC Fight Night 143. All-time Teixeira holds a 11-5 record at the Octagon and he might not be a real title contender anymore, he is still a tough gatekeeper and the perfect test for rising light heavyweights to continue as they look to move up the ranks. Even late in his career, he can still complete struggles.
Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) is 3-2 at the UFC and is coming from back-to-back knockout wins over Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Henrique da Silva. Only 25, Cutelaba is one of the greatest youthful light heavyweights from the UFC, but he’s still very much unproven. After seeing Teixeira come back from being down early and complete Roberson, I believe you need to favor him to get the win against Cutelaba, although I do think Cutelaba will be more competitive than Roberson was.
Martin Day vs. Chris Gutierrez, UFC Fight Night 148
Bantamweights Martin Day and Chris Gutierrez are set to match at UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6), which takes place March 23 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Day (8-3) endured a split decision loss to Pingyuan Liu in his UFC debut but had won three straight struggles on the regional circuit before making his unfortunate UFC debut. Gutierrez (12-4-1) is coming from a submission loss to Raoni Barcelos in his own UFC debut but had won three straight struggles on the regional circuit prior to that as well. This looks like a really close fight and I expect the opening number to be near a Select’em given how even it looks on paper. I’d slightly lean towards Day to receive his hands raised, but it’s very near.
Boston Salmon vs. Khalid Taha, UFC 236
Bantamweights Boston Salmon and Khalid Taha will fulfill at UFC 236, taking place April 13 at an undisclosed venue (rumored to be in Las Vegas, Nevada). These two were previously set to meet at the TUF 28 Finale prior to the battle was scrapped. News of this rebooking comes from Shawn Bitter. Steak (6-1) picked up a decision win over Ricky Turcios on the Contender Series back in July 2017 but hasn’t fought since due to injuries. Taha (12-2) fell a choice to Nad Narimani in his UFC debut last summer. Given Salmon’s extended layoff, it makes sense to slightly lean towards Taha here, but given that Taha is far from a top prospect, don’t be surprised is Salmon comes through and gets the win. I would expect a close line in any event.
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