The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Anaheim, CA for the seventh time in promotional background Saturday (July 29, 2017) using UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones II. It was a fun night of activity that saw half the bouts end inside the space, and with all the scraps now in our rear view, let’s look at some possible matchups featuring some of the opponents from the evening…
Daniel Cormier vs. Jimi Manuwa
Cormer dropped his UFC light heavyweight title to former title holder Jon”Bones” Jones in a rematch via third-round TKO. That marked the official defeat of his MMA career, with both coming against Jones. For his return struggle after the loss, I want to watch him shoot on Manuwa, who also came up short at UFC 214, losing to Volkan Oezdemir via knockout inside of the opening minute of the very first round of action. The Brit was on the edge of a title shot but will now have to return for another look at the drawing board. If Cormier and Manuwa won, this fight would have probably gotten produced, but now that they came up short, I think it still makes sense to put it together. Early 2018 are a fantastic time to pit these two from each other in what is a striker versus grappler matchup.
Tonya Evinger vs. Liz Carmouche
Evinger made her long-awaited UFC debut, even though a weight class above from the UFC’s new women’s featherweight division, where she competed for the division’s vacant title against Cris”Cyborg” Justino. She came up short, losing the bout via third-round TKO, though she exhibited huge heart and won over many new fans. She’ll certainly be falling down to the UFC’s 135-pound division for her next bout, in which I’d love to watch her take on Carmouche, that last saw action at UFC 205 last November at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where she conquered Katlyn Chookagian via split decision. I think a possible Evinger versus Carmouche matchup would make for an excellent fit to the preliminary card to the UFC’s upcoming return visit to the Big Apple for UFC 217.
Jason Knight vs. Renato Moicano
Knight and Moicano both came up short this past Saturday night, together with Knight suffering a first-round TKO loss to Ricardo Lamas and Moicano being filed with a guillotine choke by Brian Ortega in the next round of their contest. Following the defeats, I think that it could make sense to pit both of these enjoyable featherweights against each other inside the Octagon. This potential competition would be an ideal match on the card to the UFC Fight Night in Virginia of November.
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