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Following the numbered UFC 247, the 167th Fight Night will begin a series of less status tournaments, which will last until early March, when Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya will enter the octagon. Despite the absence of title fights, there will be something to see from the best promotion of the planet in February events.
The month of Fight Night tournaments begins in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The mixed martial arts evening has a high-quality preliminary card, but the main focus on February 16th will go to the main event, where the contenders for the light heavyweight belt will meet. Jan Blakhovich will fight Corey Anderson.
Content
- The main battle of the evening. Jan Blakhovich – Corey Anderson
- Main card
- Diego Sanchez – Michel Pereira
- Devin Clark – Gadzhimurad Antigulov
- Montana De La Rosa – Mara Romero Borella
- Brock Weaver – Rodrigo Vargas
- Yancy Medeiros – Lando Vannata
- Preliminary card
- Scott Holtzman – Jim Miller
- Ray Borg – Rogerio Bontorin
The main battle of the evening. Jan Blakhovich – Corey Anderson
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Former champion of the Polish organization KSW Jan Blachowicz was recently more than ever close to the title chance, but in the decisive challenger duel he lost to Thiago Santos, having flown past the champion's opportunity. Flying ahead of schedule from the Brazilian with a brutal technical knockout, “Prince Cieszina” approaches the fight with a series of two victories in a row. Both times, the Polish giant fought with the middleweights who moved to the light heavyweight division. First, Ian dealt with Luke Rockhold, knocking out the former middle division champion, and in an extreme fight with split he beat Ronaldo Sousa.
Blakhovich has already fought with his upcoming rival at UFC 191, losing by unanimous decision. Since then, Corey has changed a lot – he lost three more times in his career, but after a series of victories he went out to the candidates fight. In extreme battles, Anderson went on the rise and managed to defeat Glover Teixeira and Ilir Latifi. In a fight at UFC 244, Anderson clashed with Johnny Walker, winning by knockout in the first round.
Odds 1xBet:
2.82 – 51 – 1.48
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Main card
The Maynard tournament, if we exclude the main fight of the evening, will be quite mediocre. For the Russian fanbase of the promotion, however, this evening should have been marked by two fights of compatriots at once, but Ramazan Emeev withdrew at the last moment due to injury. From now on, our country in the main card of the tournament is represented only by Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Experienced Diego Sanchez and Michel Pereira will face off in the second battle of the day.
Diego Sanchez – Michel Pereira
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The Ultimate Fighter season 1 champion Diego Sanchez is nearing the end of his illustrious career. In 2009, the fighter was a contender for the title, but from the moment he was defeated by BJ Penn by stopping the fight by the doctor, he could not re-enter the championship fight. In extreme battles, the American often loses rather than wins, which leads him to think about the end of the performances in the cage. But it is worth leaving, and the unsuccessful result in the battle against Michael Chiesa is not a successful end to such a landmark career for MMA.
The American has a clear chance of winning in a duel with Michel Pereira. The Brazilian, despite the large number of fights, came to the UFC relatively recently. For two fights, Pereira managed to both win and lose.
Odds 1xBet:
2.32 – 68 – 1.67
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Devin Clark – Gadzhimurad Antigulov
This time, one of the best light heavyweights in Russia will have to go into the cage against an American, who until recently was considered very promising. But since his UFC debut, Clarke has won as many fights as he has lost. In an extreme fight, the fighter could once again catch on to the rating, but lost to Ryan Spann by submission in the second round of the head-to-head fight.
Antigulov, after receiving the ACB title, started well in the UFC, but the two extreme fights with the participation of Gadzhimurad ended unsuccessfully for our fighter. Moreover, in both fights he lost to Polish athletes – Ion Kutselaba and Michal Olekseychuk.
Odds 1xBet:
1.6 – 71 – 2.46
Montana De La Rosa – Mara Romero Borella
Montana is a 26th TUF graduate. Having taken off at the quarterfinals stage, De La Rosa got to the final event, where she showed herself in the brightest way. Three victories in a row proved that signing Montana to the organization was not a bad decision, but in an extreme fight, the American lost to Andrea Lee by unanimous decision. De La Rosa's future rival was Mara Romero Borella. The Italian was noted in the UFC by victories over Kalindra Faria and Tayla Santos, and the success in the fight with Santos meant for her opponent the first defeat in her professional career. But there were two defeats for two victories – Caitlin Chukagian and Lauren Murphy were stronger than the Italian.
Odds 1xBet:
1.6 – 51 – 2.47
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Brock Weaver – Rodrigo Vargas
Brock Weaver, a native of Dana White's Challenger Series, kicks off under the UFC banner on February 15th. The fighter took part in a fist fight at BKFC, where he was noticed by scouts of the best promotion on the planet. In the most important fight of his career, he beat Devin Smith, after which he joined the UFC roster.
The American's rival in his debut fight will be Mexican fighter Rodrigo Vargas. Kazula joined the UFC in mid-2019 and has already lost once in promotion – Alex da Silva was stronger than Vargas by unanimous decision. Rodrigo will have a chance to close the defeat at the event in New Mexico.
Odds 1xBet:
1.4 – 47 – 3.17
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Yancy Medeiros – Lando Vannata
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Yancey Medeiros was once perceived by MMA fans as one of the most promising athletes in the lightweight division. However, nowadays “Child” does not look like a top among more experienced opponents. Medeiros is approaching the fight at the upcoming event with a streak of two defeats in a row. First, the fighter lost to Donald Cerrone, and then he managed to lose to Gregor Gillespie. Now Medeiros is not a representative of the rating, and Lando Vannata will come out against him on the evening of February 16th.
The American, despite the small number of battles, already had the honor of sharing the octagon with Tony Ferguson. “Groove” gave “El Cucuy” a lot of problems, but lost to that in the second round of the full-time battle. Lando didn't show up in the cage for anything more remarkable.
Odds 1xBet:
1.86 – 51 – 2.04
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Preliminary card
The preliminaries of UFC Fight Night 167 look much more interesting than the recent preliminary card numbered tournament from the best promotion on the planet. Several interesting fights will take place here, the main one of which will be the battle between Scott Holtzman and Jim Miller.
Scott Holtzman – Jim Miller
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The next battle in the light division at this event will personify the battle between experience and youth. Jim Miller once again goes to fight under the banner of the UFC. The fighter is steadily going to the mark of 50 fights, at which, it seems, he will finally stop. In extreme fights, the former rival of Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz does not give out the best level, but he managed to get out of the 0-4 series and now goes with a 3-1 record in four last fights.
The veteran's future rival will be Scott Holtzman. The fighter spent nine fights under the UFC banner, losing in three of them. Until recently, Holtzman was a contender for getting into the TOP-15, but the defeat in the battle with Nick Lentz removed the prospect from the rating.
Odds 1xBet:
1.7 – 51 – 2.2
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Ray Borg – Rogerio Bontorin
In early March, the UFC will host the Fight Night tournament, which will host the flyweight title fight. Henry Sejudo, who refused the title, gave a champion chance to less status athletes. The month in this weight category will begin with an interesting fight with the participation of the Brazilian prospect.
Rogerio Bontorin quickly broke into the tops of the lightest division and now occupies a position in the top ten of the ranking. The athlete spent only two fights under the banner of the promotion, winning both. The next opponent of the fighter will be a slightly less experienced Ray Borg. The American is a former contender for the championship belt, losing in the title fight to Demetrius Johnson. After the defeat, the fighter spent two fights, winning only one of them.
Odds 1xBet:
1.71 – 49 – 2.2
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Remaining card fights:
- John Dodson – Nathaniel Wood
- Casey Kenny – Merab Dvalishvili
- Mark De La Rosa – Pive Steering Wheel
- Macy Chiasson – Shanna Young
- Tim Means – Daniel Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night 167, which will take place in New Mexico on February 16th, has attracted the fanbase of the organization with both preliminary and main cards. All attention, as it happens in the events of the Fight Night series, will be focused on the main event of the evening, where Jan Blachovich and Corey Anderson will meet. Do not forget about the fight in the same weight with the participation of our Gadzhimurad Antigulov.
