Booking Roundup — McCall, Holloway, and Ortiz All Booked!
“Music City” Nashville, Tennessee Gets Some Stars
Top ranked flyweight Ian McCall just signed the ink and he will be stepping into the octagon with Dustin Ortiz. McCall is looking snatch a quick win from Ortiz as he suffered a tough loss to John Lineker at UFC 183 in January. Ortiz, like McCall, is coming off a loss against Team Alpha Male standout Joseph Benavidez.
Sam Alvey smiled his way into Tennessee and he takes a huge step up in competition as he is set to face Derek Brunson. Also added to the card was Chris Camozzi who will be facing Tom Watson. Camozzi’s last outing in the octagon resulted in a tough submission loss to “Jacare”, but he will have better chances against someone at Watson’s caliber.
Brazil Adds a Bantamweight Matchup…
Leandro Issa will be looking to extend his winning streak to three when he steps into the octagon against fellow bantamweight stud Iuri Alcantara. Alcantara was riding a three fight win streak until he suffered his first loss since 2013 against Frankie Saenz.
UFC Fight Night 74 Gets Major Featherweight Bout
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira has been booked for UFC’s debut card is Saskatoon, Canada.
Coming fresh off a nationally televised victory on FOX, Holloway will be looking to continue his winning ways when he steps into the octagon against Charles Oliveira. Holloway last defeated Cub Swanson in a win that boosted him into the fifth spot in the featherweight rankings.
Charles Oliveira just picked up a dominant submission victory over Nik Lentz at “UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves” less than three weeks ago and landed another fight for an impressive turnaround. Charles Oliveira is currently ranked seventh in the featherweight division rankings, just under Cub Swanson and his upcoming opponent.
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