A couple new matchups have been shown for upcoming fight cards, and I’ll present my thoughts on these brand new matchups in the current MMA odds and ends.
Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cutelaba, UFC on ESPN 3
A light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Ion Cutelaba, that was originally set to take place back in UFC Fight Night 143, was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN 3, taking place April 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Combate broke the information. Teixeira (28-7) could be 39-years old now but he revealed age doesn’t mean anything when he finished the younger Karl Roberson in his final departure at UFC Fight Night 143. All-time Teixeira holds a 11-5 record at the Octagon and although he might not be a real title contender anymore, he’s still a tough gatekeeper and the ideal test for rising light heavyweights to continue as they look to move up the rankings. Even late in his career, he could still finish struggles.
Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) is 3-2 in the UFC and is coming from back-to-back knockout wins over Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Henrique da Silva. Only 25, Cutelaba is among the top youthful light heavyweights from the UFC, but he is still very much unproven. After seeing Teixeira come back from being down early and complete Roberson, I believe you need to prefer him to get the win from Cutelaba, although I really do think Cutelaba will be more competitive than Roberson was.
Martin Day vs. Chris Gutierrez, UFC Fight Night 148
Bantamweights Martin Day and Chris Gutierrez are set to meet UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6), which takes place March 23 at Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. Day (8-3) suffered a split decision loss to Pingyuan Liu in his UFC debut but’d won three straight fights in the regional circuit before making his unfortunate UFC debut. Gutierrez (12-4-1) is coming off of a submission loss to Raoni Barcelos in his own UFC debut but had won three straight struggles on the regional circuit prior to that as well. This looks like a really close fight and I anticipate the opening number to be near a Pick’em given how even it seems on paper. I had slightly lean towards dawn to get his hand raised, but it’s very near.
Boston Salmon vs. Khalid Taha, UFC 236
Bantamweights Boston Salmon and Khalid Taha will meet UFC 236, taking place April 13 at an undisclosed venue (rumored to be in Las Vegas, Nevada). These two were set to meet at the TUF 28 Finale before the fight was scrapped. News of the rebooking stems from Shawn Bitter. Salmon (6-1) picked up a decision win over Ricky Turcios on the Contender Series back in July 2017 but has not fought since due to accidents. Taha (12-2) dropped a decision to Nad Narimani in his UFC debut . Given Salmon’s long layoff, it is sensible to slightly lean towards Taha here, however provided that Taha is far from a top prospect, don’t be surprised is Salmon comes through and gets the win. I would anticipate a close line either way.
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