UFC Fight Night 151 takes place May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, and also the card recently had quite a few spells added to it. My first thoughts on the new matchups are under.
Megan Anderson vs. Felicia Spencer, UFC Fight Night 151
A fascinating women’s featherweight bout between former Invicta champions Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer is set to happen at UFC Fight Night 151, and the winner might well be in line to get a shot in Amanda Nunes’s 145lbs belt after she gets through her UFC 239 matchup against Holly Holm.
Anderson (9-3) chose to Holm within her Octagon debut last year in UFC 225 but rebounded nicely with a first-round TKO win over Cat Zingano at UFC 232. Together with seven stoppage wins, Anderson is among the most dangerous female featherweights out there. Spencer (6-0) won the Invicta title in her last bout, a submission win over Pam Sorensen. She has finished four of her struggles because making her MMA debut in 2015, and the Montreal native seems to be a great signing by the UFC as one of the few authentic female featherweights in the sport. Although Spencer shouldn’t be counted from this fight, given Anderson’s past UFC experience advertising popularity, I’d expect her to become a sizeable favorite here.
Neil Magny vs. Vicente Luque, UFC Fight Night 151
Welterweight contenders Neil Magny and Vicente Luque are place to match, according to a report from Farah Hannoun. Magny (21-7) is 14-6 in the UFC and is coming from a brutal KO loss to Santiago Ponziibbio last November. Luque (15-6-1) is 8-2 at the UFC with all his wins coming by stoppage, and he is currently riding a four-fight win streak that comes with a knockout win over Bryan Barberena in what is arguably so much the 2019″Fight of the Year» at MMA. Magny has been an underrated welterweight and has known to surprise from time to time, but awarded Luque’s win series and his absurd completing power, you have to favor him very heavily to get the business done .
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 151
Middleweights Antonio Carlos Junior and Ian Heinisch are set to lock horns after Heinisch’s fight against Tom Breese in UFC London fell through at the last minute because of a Breese medical issue. He’ll rather get the opportunity to fight a higher-ranked opponent in the kind of Junior, the prior TUF winner.
Junior (10-2, 1 NC) is 7-2, 1 NC in the UFC and is currently riding a five-fight win streak that includes a submission win over Tim Boetsch in his last outing, which is important to not took place last April. Heinisch (12-1) is one a four-fight win series and defeated Cezar Ferreira by decision within his UFC debut. This is going to be a competitive fight, but awarded Junior’s Octagon experience and vaunted submission match, you have to slightly favor him to win this bout.
Davi Ramos vs. Austin Hubbard, UFC Fight Night 151
A lightweight bout between Davi Ramos and Austin Hubbard is set for this event. Ramos (9-2) is 3-1 in the UFC and has won his last few battles via rear-naked choke. Hubbard (10-2) has been the LFA lightweight champ and is riding a three-fight win streak into this fight. Hubbard is a fascinating prospect but Ramos has shown he can finish opponents within the Octagon, and he must be a solid favorite here.
Danny Roberts vs. Michel Pereira, UFC Fight Night 151
Welterweights Danny Roberts and Michel Pereira are set to fight. Roberts (16-4) is 5-3 in the UFC and he is coming from a contentious entry reduction to Claudio Silva. Pereira (21-9, two NC) is making his UFC debut following a KO win in Road FC. With his UFC experience, expect Roberts to be the favorite.
Julio Arce vs. Julian Erosa, UFC Fight Night 151
And finally, a featherweight bout between Julio Arce and Julian Erosa is set, according to a report by Nolan King of FloCombat. Arce (15-3) is 2-1 at the UFC and recently had a seven-fight win streak snapped with a split decision loss to Sheymon Moraes his last time out. Erosa (22-7) is 0-3 in the UFC over two stints and is now riding a two-fight losing skid. This looks like a good bounce-back struggle for Arce, that I expect to be a big favorite.
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