ANALYSIS
Birchack s scheduled opponent, Johnny Eduardo, had to withdraw from Saturday s event due to visa concerns, and it appears that the UFC couldn t find an appropriate replacement with such short notice. The promotion could attempt to reschedule the matchup for a later date.
Seeking new opponent
March 15, 2021
Birchak is looking for a new opponent after Johnny Eduardo withdrew from Saturday s fight at UFC Vegas 22 due to visa concerns, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The UFC is trying to find a new opponent on short notice. Birchak lost to Gustavo Lopez via submission (rear-naked choke) in his last fight back in November.
The 37th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 262 and UFC Vegas 27 next Saturday.
We’re first joined by one-half of the UFC 262 co-main event in Beneil Dariush (2:48). Next, 10th-ranked middleweight, Edmen Shahbazyan joins the show (21:14). 13th-ranked UFC featherweight, Edson Barboza comes on (32:42). Closing out the program is seventh-ranked UFC middleweight, Jack Hermansson (48:42).
Beneil Dariush opens up the show to preview his UFC 262 co-main event fight against Tony Ferguson. Dariush discusses whether or not he was surprised Ferguson took the fight and him finally getting a top-ranked opponent he has asked for. The lightweight contender then talks about the state of the lightweight division and what a win does for him. He also touches on being able to compete in front of fans again.
RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 262
May 11, 2021
This article is part of our RotoWire Staff Picks series.
The UFC is back in front of a live crowd Saturday, with a sold-out Toyota Center ready to witness a new lightweight champion and successor to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
As a reminder, the following selections are purely picks. If you re looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights, check out the MMA Mashup from Chris Olson (coming soon!) or a DraftKings preview courtesy of Jon Litterine.
Also, don t forget to tune into Fight IQ live Friday at 8:00 p.m. EST on the RotoWire Youtube Channel, where Chris, Joe and Shaun will break down the card from top to bottom, featuring a more in-depth look at the selections below.
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It will be interesting to see what’s next for Cerrone. For most fighters, going 0-5, 1 NC over your last six fights would result in you being released from the promotion, but in the case of Cerrone, he’s an absolute legend of the sport. UFC president Dana White said after the Price fight that he wanted to have a talk with Cerrone and it seems likely that he will want to have a chat with him after losing in such a vicious fashion to Morono on Saturday night.
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With five rounds to work and high-volume striking and grappling on his side, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will likely be the best (and most popular) MVP selection on FanDuel for UFC 258.
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February 13, 2021
Heinisch lost to Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC 258 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Although Heinisch didn t embarrass himself here, he accomplished relatively little over the course of the 15-minute bout. His most effective moments of the fight were a pair of kimura attempts in the early going. Neither got the job done, and Gastelum was essentially in full control from there. Although a wrestler by trade, Heinisch struggled with the grappling of Gastelum. He allowed takedowns in all three rounds. These two were scheduled to fight late last month before Heinisch tested positive for COVID-19 and the bout was delayed a couple weeks. Perhaps the positive test impacted Heinisch s performan