Jun 18, 2019 / by Winer PR / In Uncategorized / Leave a comment

NEW UFC BOUTS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING RETURN OF GREG HARDY

The UFC continued their current series of fight announcements late into 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 now take on Octagon newcomer Nick Negumereanu in UFC Fight Night 147, set for March 16 in The O2 Arena in London, England. Nolan King of FloCombat broke the information. Safarov (8-2) was completed by Gian Villante and Tyson Pedro in his initial two UFC fights and he has not fought in over a year now. Negumereanu (9-0) is a undefeated 24-year-old prospect fighting out of Romania who has completed all of his pre-UFC opponents inside the space. Despite taking the fight on short notice and creating his Octagon debut, I like Negumereanu to win this battle. It is a pure grin on the chinny Safarov, who I expect to get cut from the UFC if he loses this battle. The odds are already out for this one, and really the UFC newcomer is a 2-to-1 preferred to get his hand raised.
Marlon Vera vs. Frankie Saenz, UFC Fight Night 148 The UFC has re-booked that the bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Frankie Saenz which was scrapped days ahead of UFC 235 for UFC Fight Night 148, which takes place March 23 in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Tennessee. Vera (12-5-1) is 6-4 at 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 decision. I don’t find the lineup shifting much from where it shut before Saenz got injured. Look for the line to be identical to that which it ended it, with Vera as a near 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 at UFC 236 and instead Lauren Mueller is shooting 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 struggle. Mueller (5-1) is 1-1 in the UFC but was filed by Yanan Wu in her last struggle. It’s another fight between two flawed fighters that may go either way, but based on title worth I’d anticipate Botelho to be preferred 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 currently set for April 27 in BB&T Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Igor Lazorin broke the information. Hardy (3-1) lost by DQ to Allen Crowder in his UFC debut as a massive favored but’d won his three former pro MMA bouts by knockout. Smoliakov (9-2) was completed at bout of his UFC appearances before bouncing back with a submission win on the Russian regional scene in January. But at 36 decades old he has no upside and the UFC is bringing him here to shed. I wouldn’t advocate putting the juice on Hardy after what happened in his UFC debut, but I fully expect him to be a monster favored yet again for this particular fight.
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