FIRST BOUTS REVEALED FOR UFC ROCHESTER AND UFC SOUTH CAROLINA
The very first couple bouts have been revealed for the UFC’s forthcoming cards from Rochester and Greensboro, and I’ll give my initial takes on these matchups below.
Aspen Ladd vs. Sijara Eubanks, UFC Fight Night 151
Moving upward from the women’s flyweight division is Sijara Eubanks, and she’ll fight Aspen Ladd at UFC Fight Night 151, taking place May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. MMAjunkie broke the information. Ladd (7-0) is undefeated in her profession and is 2-0 in the UFC with a barbarous TKO win over Tonya Evinger in her last outing. Eubanks (4-2) is 2-0 at the UFC and conquer Roxanne Modafferi by decision in her last fight. This is really a rematch of this pair’s past bout in Invicta, which Ladd won by choice. I’m expecting another competitive struggle this second time around, but once more I would need to prefer Ladd to win the fight.
Trevin Giles vs. Zak Cummings, UFC Fight Night 151
Also added to UFC Fight Night 151 is a middleweight bout between Trevin Giles and Zak Cummings. Giles (11-0) is 2-0 at the UFC but hasn’t fought as a KO win over Antonio Braga Neto at December 2017. Cummings (22-6) is 7-3 at the UFC and is coming from a split decision win over Trevor Smith. Cummings is just a gatekeeper at this point of his career while Giles is a top prospect at 185lbs, and he’ll probably be a huge favorite here despite his long layoff.
Mike Trizano vs. Grant Dawson, UFC Fight Night 151
Featherweight prospects Mike Trizano and Grant Dawson will meet UFC Fight Night 151. The Democrat and Chronicle broke the information. Trizano (8-0) won TUF 27 and is indeed far 2-0 in the UFC including an upset win over Luis Pena his last time out. Dawson (13-1) won a decision over Julian Erosa in his UFC debut and is riding a four-fight win series at the moment. Both men are solid prospects but Dawson appears to get more respect in the window and I expect him to be preferred at open.
Pat Cummins vs. Ed Herman, UFC Fight Night 151
Light heavyweights Pat Cummins and Ed Herman are set to meet at UFC Fight Night 151. Cummins (10-6) is 6-6 in the UFC and is coming from two straight losses to Misha Cirkunov and Corey Anderson. Herman (23-14, 1 NC) is one of the longest tenured UFC fighters and contains an all-time record of 10-11, 1 NC overall in the Octagon. But he has fallen on hard times as of late having a three-fight losing slide such as losses to Gian Villante, CB Dollaway and Nikita Krylov. Now you have to fade Herman from anyone, and Cummins ought to be a small favorite here.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Allen Crowder, UFC Fight Night 153
Heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Allen Crowder are set to match at UFC Fight Night 153, taking place June 22 in Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Crowder’s team declared the bout. Rozenstruik (7-0) picked up a great knockout win over Junior Albini in his UFC debut. Crowder (10-3, 1 NC) is 1-1 at the UFC and is coming from a DQ win over Greg Hardy. This looks like the UFC penalizing Crowder for whatever reason since I fully anticipate Rozenstruik to receive a knockout win.
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