A couple new bouts have been reserved for upcoming UFC Fight Night cards. Below are the bouts, along with my first thoughts on these.
UFC Fight Night 152 vs. Charles Jourdain, desmond Green Desmond Green has gotten his wish. The lightweight will compete in his hometown of Rochester, New York when he meets newcomer Charles Jourdain in UFC Fight Night 152, occurring May 18 at Blue Cross Arena. The news broke.
Green (22-8) is only 3-3 overall in the UFC but is coming from arguably the biggest win of his career, a first-round TKO win over Ross Pearson which sent the British veteran packing into retirement. Green stated he wanted to struggle in Rochester so awful he would fight at no cost, and he will get his desire, just he will get paid when he takes on Jourdain, who’s making his UFC debut. Jourdain (9-1) has been the lightweight champion from the TKO advertising in Quebec and is coming off of four straight finishes. Just 23 years old,”Air” Jourdain is one of the best prospects in 155lbs and this is a great signing for the UFC.
Having said this, Jourdain will probably be facing a difficult opponent here in Green, who’s proven he can grind out his enemies and knock him out. I would give the edge to green according to his UFC encounter, though Jourdain may be a dog.
Devin Clark vs. Darko Stosic, UFC Fight Night 153
After his light heavyweight matchup against Ivan Shtyrkov at last weekend’s UFC St. Petersburg event was scrapped last minute, Devin Clark has been quickly rebooked and he will fight top prospect Darko Stosic in UFC Fight Night 153, occurring June 1 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Clark himself broke the news via Instagram.
Clark (9-3) is 3-3 in the UFC and is coming from a TKO loss to Aleksandar Rakic. Overall he’s been a disappointment from the UFC and it looks like the matchmakers are down on him. Stosic (13-3) is one of the top prospects in 205lbs and picked up a vicious TKO win over Jeremy Kimball in his UFC debut to up his win streak to eight straight fights.
It sure looks like the UFC is utilizing Clark as a gatekeeper at this stage of his profession, and Stosic ought to be a hefty favored to get the win in this fight.
Kevin Holland vs. Alessio Di Chirico, UFC Fight Night 154
Middleweights Kevin Holland and Alessio Di Chirico are set to battle at UFC Fight Night 154, which takes place June 22 in Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Sherdog broke the information.
Holland (14-4) is 1-2 at the UFC after being signed after a successful stint on the Contender Series. After losing a decision to Thiago Santos in his UFC debut, he has picked up back-to-back wins over Gerald Meerschaert and John Phillips. Di Chirico (12-2) is 3-2 at the UFC and is coming from back-to-back wins over Oluwale Bamgbose and Julian Marquez.
This should be a really competitive fight, and while I do anticipate Holland to be preferred, Di Chirico is a solid fighter and shouldn’t be counted out of this one.
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