The Octagon heads to Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 20 for UFC Fight Night 149, and the card is finally Beginning to shape up.
Though the UFC has not formally declared the following bouts, many media sources have reported themand it is anticipated the UFC makes them official shortly. Here are my ideas on the initial three famous fights for UFC St. Petersburg.
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov, UFC Fight Night 149
The main event of UFC Fight Night 149 is scheduled to be a five-round heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. Denis Geyko broke the news. Overeem (44-17, 1 NC) is 9-6 overall in the UFC and is coming from a TKO win over Sergey Pavlovich. Volkov (30-7) is currently 4-1 in the UFC and is coming from a shocking last-second KO loss to Derrick Lewis. Prior to this he had been on a six-fight win series and was nearing name contention. Had Volkov lasted only 10 more minutes against Lewis he probably would have been battling for a name by now. I’m hoping people forget exactly how close Volkov was to winning that fight, and perhaps he will be the dog here against Overeem since he is coming off of a knockout win. I simply don’t think Overeem’s chin can be reliable against a long, lanky and powerful striker such as Volkov, and I lean towards the Russian within this one.
Sergey Pavlovich vs. Marcelo Golm, UFC Fight Night 149
A fun heavyweight fight between Sergey Pavlovich and Marcelo Golm may even take place on this card. Via MMADNL, Igor Lazorin broke news. Pavlovich (12-1) was undefeated as a pro with most of his wins coming by knockout before he himself was knocked out by Overeem in his UFC debut. That was too much of a step up for Pavlovich and the UFC is eventually offering him a more favorable matchup in his home nation. Golm (6-2) finished Christian Colombo in his Octagon debut but has since lost conclusions to Arjan Bhullar and Tim Johnson. Golm just has not been notable in the UFC whatsoever and although Pavlovich didn’t look good against Overeem he has many advantages in this particular fight. I anticipate the Russian for a fairly big favorite to receive his hand raised as a result.
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Antonina Shevchenko, UFC Fight Night 149
And lastly, women’s flyweights Roxanne Modafferi and Antonina are set to battle at this event. MyMMANews.com broke the struggle . Modafferi (22-15) is 1-3 overall in the UFC and is coming off of a decision loss to Sijara Eubanks. She has had a bit of a career revival since going down to flyweight, but is obviously at an athletic drawback in this matchup. Shevchenko (7-0) is the sister of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and she’s so far 1-0 in the Octagon with a decision win over Ji Yeon Kim. This is a really favorable matchup for Shevchenko over somebody who can not match her at the striking and that I expect her to acquire a very clear decision in this one. Start looking for her to be a big preferred to collect the win.
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