The official media conference was held for UFC 237, which takes place May 11 at Jeunesse Arena at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The principal event of this card has been officially announced to be UFC women’s strawweight winner. Jessica Andrade, with a pair of co-main events including Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva at middleweight and Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jose Aldo at featherweight. (As an aside, Aldo stated he may be forced to pull out with injury, and Renato Moicano has been rumored as a replacement.) A couple new supporting struggles were added into the card, and my initial thoughts on these are below.
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Francisco Trinaldo, UFC 237
An intriguing lightweight bout between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Francisco Trinaldo has been booked for UFC 237. MMAFighting.com broke the news. Ferreira (15-2) is 6-2 overall at the UFC and is riding an impressive four-fight win streak right now. This includes a choice win over Rustam Khabilov in his final fight that pushed him closer to the top-15 in 155lbs. Trinaldo (23-6) is 13-5 overall in the UFC and is coming off of a barbarous TKO victory over Evan Dunham that knocked him into retirement. Though Trinaldo is 40, he’s proven time and time again he is one of the best lightweights in the world, and he is the ideal opponent to check in which Ferreira is at right now. That having been said, I believe you need to favor Ferreira here provided his recent win streak, and the opening line for this particular bout will be interesting to see.
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos, UFC 237
Bantamweights Said Nurmagomedov and Raoni Barcelos will fulfill UFC 237. Gracie Mag broke the information. Nurmagomedov (13-1) is currently 2-0 at the UFC and is riding a seven-fight win streak overall including a knockout win over Ricardo Ramos in his final bout. Barcelos (13-1) is on a six-fight win series and is 2-0 in the UFC as nicely with a submission win over Chris Gutierrez in his final struggle, which appears even better following his latest victory over Ryan MacDonald. Both of these guys are promising young fighters and this is a great battle. I’d expect something close to a Pick ’em line here, with perhaps a small lean to Barcelos due to fighting in Brazil.
Warlley Alves vs. Sergio Moraes, UFC 237 An exciting welterweight bout between Warlley Alves and Sergio Moraes can also be place for UFC 237. Alberto Mina was initially rumored as Alves’ opponent, but Moraes finally ended up obtaining the fight. Alves (12-3) is 6-2 at the UFC and is coming from a surprising TKO loss to James Krause. He simply has not lived up to the hype following his triumph on TUF Brazil 3 and is likely in a must-win situation here. Moraes (14-4-1) is 8-3-1 overall from the UFC and recently had a two-fight win streak snapped by a decision loss to Anthony Rocco Martin. Both Alves and Moraes are solid fighters with holes in their game, but given the childhood advantage for Alves I would expect him to be a small favorite here.
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Thiago Moises, UFC 237
And finally, featherweights Kurt Holobaugh and Thiago Moises will meet at this event. Holobaugh (17-6, 1 NC) has an overall record of 0-3 from the UFC, and is coming from successive stoppage losses to Shane Burgos and Raoni Barcelos. Moises (11-3) was ruled in the grappling department by Beneil Dariush in his UFC debut, which snapped a two-fight win series. Both these guys are gifted yet faulty fighters, and bettors may anticipate a Pick’em kind of line with this particular bout, with possibly a small edge to Moises.
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