A few new matchups are revealed for upcoming fight cards, and I’ll give my thoughts on these 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, which was initially set to take place back in UFC Fight Night 143, has been rescheduled for UFC on ESPN 3, taking place April 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Combate broke the news. Teixeira (28-7) may be 39-years old today but he showed age does not mean anything when he completed the younger Karl Roberson in his last bout at UFC Fight Night 143. All-time Teixeira retains a 11-5 record at the Octagon and he may not be a real title competitor, he is still a tough gatekeeper and the perfect test for rising light heavyweights to take on as they seem to move up the rankings. Even late in his career, he could still finish fights.
Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) is 3-2 at the UFC and is coming off of back-to-back knockout wins over Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Henrique da Silva. Just 25, Cutelaba is one of the greatest young light heavyweights from the UFC, but he’s still very much unproven. After viewing Teixeira come back from being down early and finish Roberson, I think you have to prefer him here to get the win against 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 match at UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6), which takes place March 23 at Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. Day (8-3) endured a split decision loss to Pingyuan Liu in his UFC debut but had won three straight fights on the regional circuit prior to making his ill-fated UFC debut. Gutierrez (12-4-1) is coming off of a submission reduction to Raoni Barcelos in his own UFC introduction but’d won three straight struggles on the regional circuit before that too. This looks like a really close fight and that I expect the opening amount to be near a Pick’em given how even it seems on paper. I had slightly lean towards Day to receive his hands raised, but it is 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 battle was scrapped. News of the rebooking comes from Shawn Bitter. Salmon (6-1) picked up a decision win over Ricky Turcios about the Contender Series back in July 2017 but has not fought since due to injuries. Taha (12-2) fell a choice to Nad Narimani in his UFC debut last summer. Given Salmon’s extended layoff, it is sensible to slightly lean towards Taha here, but given that Taha is far from a top prospect, don’t be surprised is Salmon comes through and gets the win. I’d anticipate a close line either way.
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