The Octagon heads to Yubileyny Sports Palace at St. Petersburg, Russia on April 20 for UFC Fight Night 149, and the card is Now Beginning to shape up.
Though the UFC has not formally declared the following bouts, various media sources have reported themand it is expected the UFC makes them official shortly. Here are my thoughts on the initial three famous fights for UFC St. Petersburg.
Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov, UFC Fight Night 149
The main event of UFC Fight Night 149 is scheduled for a five-round heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. Denis Geyko broke the information. Overeem (44-17, 1 NC) is 9-6 overall in the UFC and is coming off of a TKO win over Sergey Pavlovich. Volkov (30-7) is 4-1 in the UFC and is coming from a shocking last-second KO loss to Derrick Lewis. Prior to that he had been on a six-fight win streak and was nearing title contention. Had Volkov lasted only 10 more minutes against Lewis he probably would have been fighting for a name by now. I’m hoping people forget exactly how near Volkov was to winning that fight, and maybe he will be the puppy here against Overeem because he’s coming from a knockout win. I just don’t believe Overeem’s chin can be trusted contrary to a long, skinny and powerful striker such as Volkov, and I lean towards the Russian within this one.
Sergey Pavlovich vs. Marcelo Golm, UFC Fight Night 149
An enjoyable heavyweight fight between Sergey Pavlovich and Marcelo Golm will also take place on this card. Via MMADNL, Igor Lazorin broke news. Pavlovich (12-1) was undefeated as a pro with most of his wins coming by knockout before he himself was pumped out by Overeem in his UFC debut. That has been too much of a step up for Pavlovich and the UFC is finally giving him a more favorable matchup in his home country. Golm (6-2) completed Christian Colombo in his Octagon debut but has since dropped conclusions to Arjan Bhullar and Tim Johnson. Golm just hasn’t been impressive in the UFC at all and although Pavlovich didn’t look great against Overeem he has several benefits in this fight. I anticipate the Russian for a fairly big favorite to receive his hand raised as a outcome.
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Antonina Shevchenko, UFC Fight Night 149
And finally, women’s flyweights Roxanne Modafferi and Antonina are put to battle at this event. MyMMANews.com broke the fight first. Modafferi (22-15) is 1-3 overall in the UFC and is coming from a decision loss to Sijara Eubanks. She has had a bit of a career revival since moving to flyweight, but is obviously at an athletic disadvantage in this matchup. Shevchenko (7-0) is the sister of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and she is so far 1-0 from the Octagon with a decision win over Ji Yeon Kim. This is a really favorable matchup for Shevchenko over someone who can’t match her in the striking and that I expect her to acquire a very clear decision in this one. Start looking for her to be a large favorite to collect the win.
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