UFC Ft. Lauderdale is set to take place April 27 in BB&T Center, and the major event was anticipated to be a five-round middleweight bout between Yoel Romero and Ronaldo”Jacare” Souza. Regrettably, Romero has pulled out with injury and the UFC is trying to get a new competitor for Souza. A few other bouts on the card also have seen changes happen, and I will give my first thoughts on them under.
Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry, UFC on ESPN 3
An exciting welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Mike Perry will happen at UFC on ESPN 3. ESPN first broke the news that Perry is filling in on short notice for its wounded Li Jingliang.
Oliveira (19-6-1, 2 NC) is 9-4, 1 NC in the UFC and is coming off of a brutal submission loss to Gunnar Nelson in his last fight. He is constantly in exciting fights win-or-lose, but is lacking that signature success and hasn’t yet demonstrated he can take another step in to contender status. Perry (12-4) includes a 5-4 record at the UFC but has been submitted by Donald Cerrone in his last struggle. Most of us know he has got power, but he has not shown much else besides his punching power. This one could go either way as both guys are talented yet defensively flawed. I’d have to prefer Oliveira as he’s better on the floor, but Perry is certainly reside in this battle together with his KO power.
Carla Esparza vs. Virna Jandiroba, UFC on ESPN 3
Due to an injury to Livia Renata Souza, Carla Esparza will face Virna Jandiroba in a women’s strawweight bout. Combate broke the information. Esparza (13-6) is the former UFC women’s strawweight champion and has a 4-4 record total from the Octagon, such as a TKO loss to Tatiana Suarez in her last outing. Jandiroba (14-0) was the Invicta women’s strawweight champion after going 3-0 in the promotion. Esparza will probably be favored because of getting more UFC experience, but the unbeaten Jandiroba is completely a live dog in this fight.
Ben Saunders vs. Takashi Sato, UFC on ESPN 3
Additionally added to UFC on ESPN 3 is a welterweight bout between Ben Saunders and Takashi Sato. Asian MMA broke the information. Saunders (22-11-2) is only 2-4 in his third stint at the UFC, and is now coming off of back-to-back stoppage losses to Lyman Good and Sergio Moraes. He appears to be on quite the decline. Sato (14-2) is a Pancrase vet who won his last struggle, but overall looks like a suspicious signing by the UFC. Given Saunders is from Florida, possibly the UFC believes they’re providing him a winnable fight here, but Sato could surprise and receive the knockout win.
Gilbert Burns vs. Eric Wisely, UFC on ESPN 3
Lightweights Gilbert Burns and Eric Wisely are place to meet. Combate had the information. Burns (14-3) is 7-3 at the UFC and is coming from a decision win over Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Wisely (30-9-1) is making his return to the Octagon after going unbeaten over his last nine fights in the regional circuit. He had one previous stint at the UFC back in 2012, when he went 0-2. This is a weird fight, and the one thing I can imagine is that nobody desired to combat Burns, that I anticipate to be a massive favorite to defeat Wisely.
Roosevelt Roberts vs. Thomas Gifford, UFC on ESPN 3
And finally, lightweights Roosevelt Roberts and Thomas Gifford will meet at UFC on ESPN 3. Roberts (7-0) has completed all his pro fights including a submission win over Darrell Horcher in his UFC debut. Gifford (14-7, two NC) is making his UFC debut after moving undefeated over his final five bouts on the regional circuit. Gifford appears to be a decent prospect but Roosevelt has already proven he can win in the UFC and I expect him to become favored quite heavily in this one.
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