On The UFC Vegas 20 main card, Magomed Ankalaev earned a grinding decision over Nikita Krylov, and Pedro Munhoz took a decision over Jimmie Rivera in their rematch.
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For the first time in ages, the heavyweight division feels like it has a fresh set of contenders and potentially future champions (just look at last Saturday’s winners Chris Daukaus, Tom Aspinall, and Serghei Spivac). But there’s a logjam at the top that needs to be resolved and until it does, the UFC’s heaviest weight class is going to continue moving at a glacial pace.
Derrick Lewis’ knockout of Curtis Blaydes didn’t clear up the situation much and there’s no way to tell how much closer Rozenstruik or Gane get to a title shot with a win. The good thing for the fans is none of that matters because we get to watch two of the UFC’s most intriguing heavyweight contenders throw down in what could be a more tactical battle than expected.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane gives us three female bouts this week.
Hill and Yoder join the previously announced bouts featuring Montana De La Rosa against Mayra Bueno Silva and Alexis Davis against Sabina Mazo.
Let’s take a look at what could be three really good fights.
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Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
I’m most excited for this affair. I expect this fight to be contested mostly on the ground as a grappling match and battle for position, so the preview will be brief.
De La Rosa reminds me so much of myself, so of course I gotta like that, right? She comes into this fight at 11-6 after a September loss to Viviane Araujo. Her striking has improved from fight to fight, and she will have a moderate reach advantage here.