The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Singapore for the second time in promotional history Saturday (June 17, 2017) with UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia. It was an entertaining night of scraps that found half of 12 bouts ending inside the distance, and with that action now in our rear perspective, let us look at some possible matchups featuring a few of the competitors in the evening…
Bethe Correia vs. Liz Carmouche
Correia suffered a third-round knockout against Holly Holm this past weekend and will be seeking to return to the win column her next time out. I think that a matchup that makes sense for her next outing within the Octagon will be one against fellow former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Liz Carmouche. It could be a rare”winner versus failure” matchup in the branch, but it is a pairing I think makes a lot of sense. I believe this prospective women’s 135-pound competition are a good match for the primary card to October’s UFC Fight Night in Brazil.
Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Covington and Dos Anjos were each successful in their own main card bouts at UFC Fight Night 111, with Covington taking a unanimous-decision triumph over Dong Hyun Kim and dos Anjos making a unanimous nod against former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine. It was a solid welterweight debut for dos Anjos, and that I think Covington would be a fantastic opponent for his next excursion, as both of them are looking to break into the Top 15 in 170 pounds. This welterweight competition would be a wonderful fit for the card to August’s UFC 215 in Seattle.
“Stun Gun” Dong Hyun Kim vs. Alan Jouban
This potential welterweight showdown has of creating fireworks that are great potential. It could also turn out to be a lackluster struggle if Kim uses a grappling-heavy game plan and finds success with it. I’m not sure he will though, as I could see Jouban keeping the fight standing. Jouban did show enhanced takedown defense in his last outing against Gunnar Nelson despite dropping via second-round guillotine-choke submission after being dropped with a punch to the forehead. Kim is coming off a unanimous-decision loss to Covington, also like Jouban, he will want to bounce back to the win column his second time out. I think this fight would be a good fit for the UFC Fight Night in Japan of September.
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