Yancy Medeiros vs. Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira Added to UFC 218 in Detroit

[Arkridge]

Good fight. I believe Alex Cowboy is already ranked in the top 15, right? The winner is going to get a nice step up in competition. Who Wins?

UFC 218 so far:

Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou
Justin Gaethje vs. Eddie Alvarez
Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
Yancy Medeiros vs. Alex Oliveira
Drakkar Klose vs. David Teymur
Dominick Reyes vs. Jeremy Kimball
Felice Herrig vs. Cortney Casey
Angela Magana vs. Amanda Cooper
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi
Justin Willis vs. Allen Crowder

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

 

[Cam Zink]

Solid fight.

 

[Momentosis]

Cowboy via KO

 

[tehShuffle]

I got Yancy in this one. He looked great vs Silva and has really stepped his game up.

 

[Typrune Goatley]

This is definitely a step up for Yancy.

He has been steadily improving the last couple years and perhaps this is the appropriate gauge to see how far Yancy has progressed, but I still think the Brazilian Cowboy will be too much for him. Especially if the fight enters the clinch. Alex has great knees in the clinch.

I predict Oliveira by TKO in round 2

 

[Dick]

Yancy is a warrior. I could never cheer against him.

 

[chitoortiz]

Was hoping Cowboy would get a top 15 guy.

No disrespect to Yancy, I'm a big fan.

 

[M Raid K]

Think this is a rescheduled fight. But if it goes through, it's going to be a lot of fun. Brazilian Cowboy might be too strong and physical for Yancy though.

 

[The_Renaissance]

It's a really fun fight, but I think Oliveira deserves a bigger fight.

Should still be a hell of a scrap though. Cowboy, submission, 3rd round.

 

[toe hold]

Good fight.

I was hoping that either one of these guys was going to face Mike Perry next.

 

[Arkridge]

Good fight.

I was hoping that either one of these guys was going to face Mike Perry next.

Mike Perry vs. Alex Cowboy would have been the shit.

 

[Zap]

I voted Lando Vannata by spinning shit.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Was hoping Cowboy would get a top 15 guy.

No disrespect to Yancy, I'm a big fan.

Yeah he's ranked #14 and on a 4 fight win streak. According to Rankingmma Yancy is ranked 31st.

 

[HelloJapan]

C) The fans.

 

[johncola]

Violence. I think Cowboy's better, and more durable.

 

[Dart Feld]

I think Oliveira roughs him up in the clinch, takes it to the ground, works him over with gnp, and submits Yancy late in the fight.

The striking exchanges should be fun.

 

[Cowboy Cerroliveira]

Alex needs a higher ranked opponent...

Oh well, my boi by whatever the fuck he wants.

 

[VIP1349]

Damn 218 is all violence card.

 

[Cowboy Cerroliveira]

Mike Perry vs. Alex Cowboy would have been the shit.