The official media conference was held for UFC 237, which takes place May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event of this card was formally announced to be UFC women’s strawweight champion vs. Jessica Andrade, using a set of co-main events including Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva at middleweight and Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jose Aldo in featherweight. (As an aside, Aldo said he could be forced to pull out with trauma, and Renato Moicano has been rumored as a replacement.) A couple new supporting struggles were added into the card, and my initial thoughts on these are below.
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Francisco Trinaldo, UFC 237
An intriguing lightweight connection between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Francisco Trinaldo has been reserved for UFC 237. MMAFighting.com broke the information. Ferreira (15-2) is 6-2 overall in the UFC and is riding an impressive four-fight win series right now. This includes a choice win over Rustam Khabilov in his final fight that pushed him closer to the top-15 in 155lbs. Trinaldo (23-6) is 13-5 overall from the UFC and is coming off of a vicious TKO victory over Evan Dunham that hauled him into retirement. Although Trinaldo is 40, he has proven time and time again he’s among the best lightweights in the world, and he’s the perfect opponent to check in which Ferreira is at right now. That having been said, I believe you need to favor Ferreira here provided his recent win streak, and also the opening line with this particular bout will be interesting to see.
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos, UFC 237
Bantamweights Said Nurmagomedov and Raoni Barcelos will meet at UFC 237. Gracie Mag broke the news. Nurmagomedov (13-1) is 2-0 at the UFC and is riding a seven-fight win series overall including a knockout win over Ricardo Ramos in his final bout. Barcelos (13-1) is on a six-fight win series and is 2-0 in the UFC as nicely with a submission win over Chris Gutierrez in his last struggle, which appears even better after his latest victory on Ryan MacDonald. Both of these guys are promising young fighters and this is a great fight. I’d expect something near a Select ’em line here, with possibly a small lean to Barcelos because of battling in Brazil.
Warlley Alves vs. Sergio Moraes An intriguing welterweight bout between Warlley Alves and Sergio Moraes can also be place for UFC 237. Alberto Mina was initially rumored as Alves’ competition, but Moraes finally ended up getting the battle. Alves (12-3) is 6-2 at the UFC and is coming off of a sudden TKO loss to James Krause. He just has not lived up to the hype after his win on TUF Brazil 3 and is probably in a must-win situation . Moraes (14-4-1) is 8-3-1 overall in the UFC and recently had a two-fight win streak snapped by a decision loss to Anthony Rocco Martin. Both Alves and Moraes are solid fighters with holes in their game, but given the youth benefit for Alves I’d expect him to be a tiny favorite here.
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Thiago Moises, UFC 237
And lastly, featherweights Kurt Holobaugh and Thiago Moises will fulfill at this event. Holobaugh (17-6, 1 NC) has an overall record of 0-3 from the UFC, and is coming off of consecutive stoppage declines to Shane Burgos and Raoni Barcelos. Moises (11-3) was dominated at the grappling section by Beneil Dariush in his UFC debut, which snapped a two-fight win streak. Both these guys are talented yet flawed fighters, and bettors may anticipate a Pick’em kind of line for this bout, with maybe a slight edge to Moises.
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