UFC Fight Night 151 happens May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, and also the card recently had a number of bouts added to it. My initial thoughts on the new matchups are below.
Megan Anderson vs. Felicia Spencer, UFC Fight Night 151
A fascinating women’s featherweight bout between former Invicta champions Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer is set to happen at UFC Fight Night 151, and the winner might well be set up to get a shot in Amanda Nunes’s 145lbs belt after she gets through her UFC 239 matchup against Holly Holm.
Anderson (9-3) chose to Holm in her Octagon debut last year at UFC 225 but rebounded nicely with a first-round TKO win over Cat Zingano at UFC 232. Together with seven stoppage wins, Anderson is one of the most dangerous female featherweights on the market. Spencer (6-0) won the Invicta title in her final bout, a submission win over Pam Sorensen. She has completed four of her fights since making her MMA debut in 2015, and the Montreal native appears to be a great signing by the UFC as among the few authentic female featherweights in the sport. Although Spencer shouldn’t be counted from the fight, awarded Anderson’s previous UFC experience ad popularity, I’d expect her to be a big favorite here.
Neil Magny vs. Vicente Luque, UFC Fight Night 151
Welterweight contenders Neil Magny and Vicente Luque are place to meet, according to a report from Farah Hannoun. Magny (21-7) is 14-6 at the UFC and is coming off of a brutal KO loss to Santiago Ponziibbio past November. Luque (15-6-1) is 8-2 in the UFC with all of his wins coming by stoppage, and he is now riding a four-fight win series that includes a knockout win over Bryan Barberena in what is arguably so far the 2019″Fight of the Year” in MMA. Magny has been an underrated welterweight and has proven to surprise from time to time, but given Luque’s win streak and his absurd finishing power, you have to prefer him very heavily to get the business done .
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 151
Middleweights Antonio Carlos Junior and Ian Heinisch are set to lock horns after Heinisch’s struggle against Tom Breese in UFC London fell through at the last minute because of some Breese medical dilemma. He’ll instead get the chance to fight a higher-ranked opponent in the kind of Junior, the prior TUF winner.
Junior (10-2, 1 NC) is currently 7-2, 1 NC in the UFC and is now riding a five-fight win streak that includes a submission win over Tim Boetsch in his final outing, which is important to not occurred last April. Heinisch (12-1) is just one a four-fight win streak and conquered Cezar Ferreira by decision in his UFC debut. This is going to be a competitive struggle, but given Junior’s Octagon experience and vaunted submission game, you need to slightly favor him to win this bout.
Davi Ramos vs. Austin Hubbard, UFC Fight Night 151
A lightweight link between Davi Ramos and Austin Hubbard is place for this particular occasion. Ramos (9-2) is 3-1 at the UFC and has won his last three battles via rear-naked choke. Hubbard (10-2) was the LFA lightweight champ and is riding a three-fight win streak into this battle. Hubbard is a fascinating potential but Ramos has proven he can finish opponents inside the Octagon, and he should be a strong favorite here.
Danny Roberts vs. Michel Pereira, UFC Fight Night 151
Welterweights Danny Roberts and Michel Pereira are place to fight. Roberts (16-4) is 5-3 in the UFC and he’s coming from a contentious submission reduction to Claudio Silva. Pereira (21-9, two NC) is making his UFC debut following a KO win in Road FC. With his UFC expertise, expect Roberts to be the favorite.
Julio Arce vs. Julian Erosa, UFC Fight Night 151
And finally, a featherweight bout between Julio Arce and Julian Erosa is set, according to a report from Nolan King of FloCombat. Arce (15-3) is 2-1 in the UFC and recently had a seven-fight win streak snapped with a split decision loss to Sheymon Moraes his last time out. Erosa (22-7) is 0-3 at the UFC over two stints and is currently riding a two-fight losing skid. This looks like a good bounce-back struggle for Arce, that I expect to be a sizeable favorite.
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