Danylo Voievodkin vs Lukasz Brzeski – Well, Voievodkin did what was asked of him, running through Bailey Schoenfelder with EASE. I still don’t know what this means for Danylo’s trajectory, the guy can obviously crack (and kick), but we’ll find out a lot more against Lukasz Brzeski. Lukasz isn’t that bad of a heavyweight but he is struggling for wins, so let’s book it.
Daniel Frunza vs Evan Elder – Both these guys are 9-2 after Frunza beat the 17-1 Vadym Kutsyi, Frunza’s toughness and cardio too much for the 33 year old Belarusian veteran. Frunza did eat some heavy artillery, and I wouldn’t be putting him against anyone too high right now, but I bet you he’d draw a fun fight out of Evan Elder – which is what you’d ask from a guy in his UFC debut.
Kevin Christian vs Newcomer – I’m not really sure I see anyone on the roster right now.
Kevin Vallejos vs Seung Woo Choi – Let’s give Vallejos someone with a bit of experience, someone who can fire back, and someone who can potentially represent a jetpack for this Argentinian kid. I wouldn’t go too far, of course, but I believe Vallejos is ready for this after just ripping through a double-tough Cam Teague.
Alexia Thainara vs Puja Tomar – What I like about this is they actually already have a common opponent: both beat Rayanne dos Santos! Alexia finished Tainara, and you can see she looks like she’s got a bright future, she showed good striking, good takedowns, and a pretty complete game. That’s a good challenge for the Indian Tomar, the former ONE Championship fighter on a 5-fight streak. Both have fought at a comparatively high level for UFC newcomers, so yeah, I like this one a lot.