The UFC recently declared its return to Sacramento, California, set for July 13 in Golden 1 Center. Quite a few fresh bouts are added into the card, and my first thoughts on these are below.
Nicco Montano vs. Sara McMann, UFC Fight Night 155
Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano will go back to the Octagon as she moves upward to the bantamweight division when she chooses on Sara McMann. Montano (4-2) won TUF 26 with a decision win over Roxanne Modafferi back in December 2017 but has not competed since then as a result of some USADA breach and numerous issues making weight. She ran through the competition on TUF, but so far has not done anything in the UFC. Maybe moving up in weight can help her out, but it is difficult to say now. McMann (11-5) 5-5 overall from the UFC and hasn’t won a fight since a 2017 submission triumph over Gina Mazany. Ever since then she has dropped back-to-back submission defeats to Ketlen Vieira and Marion Reneau and looks like a shell of her former self. This is fantastic matchmaking here and an intriguing style matchup, but with bettors surely looking to fade McMann I would anticipate Montano to be a slight favorite in this one.
Ryan Hall vs. Darren Elkins, UFC 155
Featherweights Ryan Hall and Darren Elkins are place to fight. Hall (7-1) won TUF 22 and has since gone 3-0 in the UFC with wins over Artem Lobov, Gray Maynard, and in his last outing, a beautiful heel hook submission win over BJ Penn.. He hardly struggles, but if he does he’s revealed some great potential. Elkins (24-7) is 14-6 overall in the UFC but has dropped back-to-back conflicts to Ricardo Lamas and Alexander Volkanovski. However, he’s one of the toughest fighters in 145lbs there’s. Although Hall is a great grappler, Elkins should have the ability to neutralize himand given all of his achievement from the UFC he must be the favorite in this struggle.
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Livia Renata Souza, UFC 155
An intriguing women’s strawweight bout between Cynthia Calvillo and Livia Renata Souza is also set for this particular card. Calvillo (8-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and has won back conflicts over Poliana Botelho and Cortney Casey because her lone career reduction to Carla Esparza. Souza (13-1) is now riding a four-fight win series and has won both of her UFC bouts over Alex Chambers and Sarah Frota. This is a great fight between two of the greatest strawweights on the planet. When I had to guess, Calvillo will be a tiny favorite because of getting more UFC experience and a bigger title, but Souza is a live dog to win this fight.
UFC 155 vs. Martin Day, benito Lopez And finally, bantamweight prospects Benito Lopez and Martin Day are set to clash. Lopez (9-1) is currently 1-1 in the UFC with a decision win over Albert Morales along with a submission loss to Manny Bermudez in his last outing, the initial loss of his MMA career. Still, he’s only 25 and remains a leading prospect at 135lbs. Day (8-3) dropped a split decision to Pingyuan Liu in his UFC debut this past year. Although Day is a solid fighter, Lopez has far more upside and should be the preferred here.
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