The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Las Vegas, NV this past Saturday night (July 8, 2017) with UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker. It was an exciting night of scraps that watched five of 11 bouts end within the space. With the action now in our rear perspective, let us take a look at some potential matchups featuring some of the opponents from the day…
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexei Olinyk
Both of these heavyweights were powerful in their own bouts at UFC 213, with Overeem trimming Fabricio Werdum through majority decision on the judges’ scorecards in a rubber match, and Oliynyk beating Travis Browne by second-round rear-naked choke entry in impressive, come-from-behind style. Overeem was hoping to make a second title shot with this victory, but UFC president Dana White verified he will not be receiving it. I believe a potential matchup against fellow veteran Oliynyk makes sense and are a good match for the primary card to November’s UFC 217 in New York City.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis
Werdum came up short on the judges’ scorecards against Overeem and will want to bounce back to the win column his second time out. I think an opponent that is logical for his next outing inside the Octagon is Lewis, who said he was retiring following a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt but has since changed his tune. I think this potential heavyweight showdown are the perfect principal event for October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil, where Werdum would figure to have the home advantage.
Rob Font vs. Matthew Lopez
Font defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade via second-round guillotine-choke submission to earn his second consecutive victory inside the Octagon. For his next bout, I would like to see him take on the guy rated right below him in Matthew Lopez, who is coming off a first-round TKO of Johnny Eduardo and enjoys a two-fight winning series. I think this potential bantamweight contest should be the featured bout on the prelims for October’s UFC 216 in Las Vegas.
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