MATCHES TO MAKE AFTER UFC 214

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Anaheim, CA for the seventh time in promotional background last Saturday (July 29, 2017) using UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones II. It was an entertaining night of activity that saw half the bouts end within the distance, and together with all the scraps today in our rear view, let’s take a look at some potential matchups featuring some of the competitors from the day…
Daniel Cormier vs. Jimi Manuwa
Cormer lost his UFC light heavyweight title to former title holder Jon”Bones” Jones in a rematch via third-round TKO. That marked the next defeat of his expert MMA career, with both coming from Jones. For his return fight after the reduction, I would like to see him take on Manuwa, that also came up short at UFC 214, dropping to Volkan Oezdemir via knockout inside the opening minute of their very first round of activity. The Brit was on the brink of a title shot but will have to go back for another look at the board. If Cormier and Manuwa won, this struggle would have likely gotten made, but that they came up short, I believe it makes sense to put it together. 2018 are a fantastic time to pit these two against each other in what is a traditional striker versus grappler matchup.
Tonya Evinger vs. Liz Carmouche
Evinger made her long-awaited UFC introduction, although a weight class above from the UFC’s new women’s featherweight division, where she competed for the division’s vacant title against Cris”Cyborg” Justino. She came up short, losing the bout through third-round TKO, though she exhibited tremendous heart and won over many new fans. She will certainly be falling down to the UFC’s 135-pound branch for her next bout, in which I would love to watch her take on Carmouche, who last saw action at UFC 205 last November at Madison Square Garden in nyc, where she conquered Katlyn Chookagian via split decision. I think a potential Evinger versus Carmouche matchup will make for an superb fit to the preliminary card to the UFC’s coming return trip to the Big Apple for UFC 217.
Jason Knight vs. Renato Moicano
Knight and Moicano both came up short last Saturday night, with Knight suffering a first-round TKO loss to Ricardo Lamas and Moicano being filed using a guillotine choke by Brian Ortega from the next round of the competition. Following the defeats, I think that it would make sense to pit these two enjoyable. This potential 145-pound contest would be a perfect match on the main card to November’s UFC Fight Night in Virginia.
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