UFC 238 occurs June 8 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and also the card lately had a range of new bouts added to the card. Below are my initial thoughts on them.
Aljamain Sterling vs. Pedro Munhoz, UFC 238
Leading bantamweight contenders Aljamain Sterling and Pedro Munhoz are set to meet UFC 238. The bout has been first reported by ESPN. Sterling (17-3) is 9-3 in the UFC and is currently riding a three-fight win series that includes a decision win over Jimmie Rivera his last time out. Munhoz (18-3, 1 NC) is 8-3, 1 NC and is also riding a three-fight win streak that contains an incredible KO over Cody Garbrandt in his last bout. Although Sterling has looked amazing recently and is finally starting to live up to his potential, Munhoz’ win over Garbrandt revealed that he’s an elite bantamweight from the sport, and he deserves to be the favorite in this struggle.
Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan, UFC 238
At the same time, bantamweights Jimmie Rivera and Petr Yan will struggle UFC 238. Rivera (22-3) is an impressive 6-2 overall from the UFC but is coming off of a decision loss to Aljamain Sterling. Yan (12-1) is currently 4-0 at the UFC and many recently conquered John Dodson by choice. Rivera has been a good bantamweight for several years inside the Octagon but with a 1-2 record over his last few fights is starting to show serious signs of a decrease, whereas Yan seems like he might be a future champion at 135lbs. I’d anticipate Yan for a big favorite in this bout.
Ricardo Lamas vs. Calvin Kattar, UFC 238
An intriguing featherweight bout pits Ricardo Lamas contrary to Calvin Kattar. The news of this bout was first reported by The Chicago Tribune. Lamas (19-7) is 10-5 overall at the UFC and is coming off of a TKO win over Darren Elkins. Kattar (19-3) is 3-1 in the UFC and most recently defeated Chris Fishgold by TKO. Lamas has been a fantastic, underrated featherweight for several years within the Octagon, but Kattar has looked amazing in every fight he’s had from the UFC rescue for his decision loss to Renato Moicano. I’d need to slightly favor Kattar to win this fight.
Felice Herrig vs. Xiaonan Yan, UFC 238
Women’s strawweights collide as Felice Herrig is set to take on Xiaonan Yan. Herrig (14-8) is a Chicago-area native who is 5-3 overall from the UFC, but she’s coming off of last-minute conclusion losses to Michelle Waterson and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Yan (10-0, 1 NC) is 3-0 so much in the UFC but her greatest win is probably over Kailin Curran. Yan is a decent prospect in 115lbs, but I’m not ready to write off Herrig only yet, and that I would have to prefer her to win this battle.
Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov, UFC 238
And finally, heavyweights Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov will clash at UFC 238. Tuivasa (8-1) is currently 3-1 in the UFC but is coming from a brutal TKO loss to Junior dos Santos. Ivanov (17-2, 1 NC) is 1-1 at the UFC with a decision loss to JDC along with a decision win over Ben Rothwell. This resembles a coin flip, but based on Tuivasa’s childhood advantage and KO power I’d marginally lean towards him to get the win.
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