The UFC continued their recent string of fight announcements late to the week, and the newly-revealed bouts are recorded below in the MMA odds and ends.
UFC Fight Night 147 vs. Nick Negumereanu, saparbek Safarov Because of an accident to Gokhan Saki, light heavyweight Saparbek Safarov will take on Octagon newcomer Nick Negumereanu in UFC Fight Night 147, set for March 16 in The O2 Arena in London, England. The information was broken by nolan King of all FloCombat. Safarov (8-2) was finished by Gian Villante and Tyson Pedro in his first two UFC fights and that he has not fought in over a year now. Negumereanu (9-0) is an undefeated 24-year-old prospect fighting from Romania who has finished all of his pre-UFC opponents within the distance. Despite taking the fight on short notice and making his Octagon debut, I enjoy Negumereanu to win this particular fight. It’s a pure fade about the chinny Safarov, that I hope to get cut from the UFC if he loses this fight. The odds are already out for this one, and really the UFC newcomer is a 2-to-1 favorite to receive his hand raised.
UFC Fight Night 148 vs. Frankie Saenz, marlon Vera The UFC has re-booked that the bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Frankie Saenz which was scrapped days before UFC 235 for UFC Fight Night 148, which takes place March 23 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Tennessee. Vera (12-5-1) is 6-4 in the UFC and is coming off of back-to-back stoppage wins over Guido Cannetti and Wuliji Buren. Saenz (13-5) is 5-3 at the UFC and conquered Henry Briones and Merab Dvalishvili in his last two bouts by choice. I really don’t find the lineup changing much from where it shut before Saenz got injured. Look for the line to be identical to what it ended it, with Vera as a close 2-to-1 favourite.
Poliana Botelho vs. Lauren Mueller, UFC 236
Due to an arm injury, Paige VanZant is from her women’s flyweight bout against Poliana Botelho in UFC 236 and rather Lauren Mueller is taking the battle. The card is set for April 13 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Botelho (7-2) is 2-1 at the UFC but dropped by entry to Cynthia Calvillo in her last fight. Mueller (5-1) is 1-1 in the UFC but has been filed by Yanan Wu in her final fight. It is another fight between two flawed fighters that could go either way, but according to title worth I’d anticipate Botelho to be favored here.
Greg Hardy vs. Dmitry Smoliakov, UFC on ESPN 3
Controversial heavyweight Greg Hardy will return at UFC on ESPN 3 against Dmitry Smoliakov. The card is set for April 27 in BB&T Center at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Igor Lazorin broke the news. Hardy (3-1) lost by DQ to Allen Crowder in his UFC debut as a huge favored but had won his three former pro MMA bouts by knockout. Smoliakov (9-2) has been completed in bout of his UFC appearances before bouncing back with a entry win on the Russian regional scene in January. However, at 36 years old he does not have any upside and the UFC is bringing him here to shed. I would not advocate putting the juice on Hardy after what happened in his UFC debut, but I fully expect him to be a monster favorite yet again for this fight.
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