FOUR BOUTS ADDED TO UFC 237 INCLUDING CARLOS DIEGO FERREIRA VS. FRANCISCO TRINALDO
The official press conference was held for UFC 237, which takes place May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event of the card was officially announced to be UFC women’s strawweight winner. Jessica Andrade, with a pair of co-main events including Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva at middleweight and Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jose Aldo in featherweight. (As an aside, Aldo said he could be forced to pull out with injury, and Renato Moicano was rumored as a replacement.) A couple new supporting struggles were added into the card, and my initial thoughts on them are below.
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Francisco Trinaldo, UFC 237
An intriguing lightweight bout between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Francisco Trinaldo has been reserved for UFC 237. MMAFighting.com broke the information. Ferreira (15-2) is 6-2 overall in the UFC and is riding an impressive four-fight win streak at the moment. This includes a choice win over Rustam Khabilov in his last fight that pushed him closer to the top-15 in 155lbs. Trinaldo (23-6) is 13-5 overall in the UFC and is coming off of a barbarous TKO victory over Evan Dunham that hauled him to retirement. Though Trinaldo is 40, he’s proven time and time again he’s among the best lightweights in the world, and he’s the ideal opponent to test in which Ferreira is at right now. That being said, I believe you have to favor Ferreira here given his current win streak, and also the opening line with this particular bout will be interesting to see.
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos, UFC 237
Bantamweights Said Nurmagomedov and Raoni Barcelos will fulfill at UFC 237. Gracie Mag broke the news. Nurmagomedov (13-1) is 2-0 in the UFC and is riding a seven-fight win series overall including a knockout win over Ricardo Ramos in his final bout. Barcelos (13-1) is really on a six-fight win series and is 2-0 in the UFC as well with a submission win over Chris Gutierrez in his last fight, which appears even better following his latest victory over Ryan MacDonald. Both of these men are promising young fighters also this is a wonderful battle. I’d expect something close to a Select Celtics lineup here, with perhaps a slight lean to Barcelos due to battling in Brazil.
Warlley Alves vs. Sergio Moraes, UFC 237 An intriguing welterweight bout between Warlley Alves and Sergio Moraes is also place for UFC 237. Alberto Mina was originally rumored as Alves’ competition, but Moraes ultimately ended up obtaining the battle. Alves (12-3) is 6-2 in the UFC and is coming off of a sudden TKO loss to James Krause. He simply hasn’t lived up to the hype after his triumph on TUF Brazil 3 and is probably in a must-win situation . Moraes (14-4-1) is 8-3-1 complete in the UFC and recently had a two-fight win streak snapped by a decision loss to Anthony Rocco Martin. Both Alves and Moraes are strong boxers with holes in their match, but given the childhood advantage for Alves I’d expect him to be a small favorite here.
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Thiago Moises, UFC 237
And finally, featherweights Kurt Holobaugh and Thiago Moises will fulfill at this event. Holobaugh (17-6, 1 NC) has an overall record of 0-3 in the UFC, and is coming off of successive stoppage declines to Shane Burgos and Raoni Barcelos. Moises (11-3) was ruled at the grappling department by Beneil Dariush in his UFC debut, which snapped a two-fight win streak. Both these men are gifted yet flawed fighters, and bettors may anticipate a Pick’em kind of line with this bout, with possibly a small advantage to Moises.
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