A couple of exciting welterweight bouts were shown for upcoming March fight cards, and I’ll give my initial thoughts on those new matchups in the current MMA odds and ends.
Curtis Millender vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Surging welterweights Curtis Millender and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos will fulfill at UFC Fight Night 146, which takes place March 9 in Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Globo revealed the news first. This is a significant welterweight fight between two fighters on hot streaks that should bump the victor into the top-10 in the world at 170lbs.
Millender (17-3) is a perfect 3-0 so far in the UFC, and then he went 4-0 overall in 2018 including his period in LFA. He started his UFC debut with a bang when he knocked out Thiago Alves, then followed it up with decision wins over Max Griffin and Siyar Bahadurzada. Overall, Millender has won eight consecutive fights and many think he has the potential be a potential winner as a consequence of his size for the welterweight divison and his elite striking technique. Dos Santos (20-5) has gone 6-1 in the UFC and hasn’t lost inside the Octagon because a split decision defeat to Nicholas Dalby in his debut. His last two fights were incredible as he showed off his amazing knockout power with barbarous wins over Sean Strickland and Luigi Vendramini. He’s already broken to the top-15 positions and could jump into the top-10 if he defeats Millender. This is a battle on paper that I could see either guy. I honestly think that it’s about as close to as even of a fight because you can get, and I am hoping a Pick’em line at the sportsbooks.
Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson vs. Anthony Pettis, UFC Fight Night Nashville
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has opted to make the move up to welterweight, and he’ll make his debut in his new weight class against leading competition Stephen”Wonderboy” Thompson in what’s an intriguing battle between elite strikers. The pair will meet in a UFC Fight Night card which hasn’t yet been declared yet on March 23 at Nashville, Tennessee, according to a report by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The scribe reports which the bout has been agreed to, and the UFC should formally announce it soon. Thompson (14-3-1) is 9-3-1 in the UFC and in his last outing lost a very controversial choice to Darren Till. He’s just 1-2-1 in his last four fights, but it is difficult to say he’s on a decline when two of those non-victories came from UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, and his triumph over Jorge Masvidal revealed he’s still a top fighter at 170lbs. Pettis (21-8) is 8-7 overall in the UFC and in his final fight was TKOed by Tony Ferguson in a 2018″Fight of the Year” contender. All of Pettis’ previous bouts came at featherweight and lightweight so that this move to welterweight is intriguing. Having said that, I don’t believe I could pick Pettis here only based on all of the damage he’s taken as of late along with also the reality Thompson is a natural welterweight. Start looking to open as a favorite that is solid here.
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