GLOVER TEIXEIRA VS. ION CUTELABA RE-BOOKED FOR UFC ON ESPN 3

A few new matchups are revealed for upcoming fight cards, and I’ll present my thoughts on those brand new matchups in the current MMA odds and ends.
Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cutelaba, UFC on ESPN 3
A light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Ion Cutelaba, which was initially set to happen back in UFC Fight Night 143, has been rescheduled for UFC on ESPN 3, taking place April 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Combate broke the news. Teixeira (28-7) may be 39-years old now but he revealed age does not mean anything when he completed the younger Karl Roberson in his final departure at UFC Fight Night 143. All-time Teixeira holds a 11-5 record in the Octagon and although he might not be a real title contender anymore, he is still a challenging gatekeeper and the perfect test for climbing light heavyweights to take on as they look to move up the ranks. Even late in his career, he can still finish fights.
Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) is 3-2 in the UFC and is coming off of back-to-back knockout wins over Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Henrique da Silva. Only 25, Cutelaba is one of the top youthful light heavyweights from the UFC, but he’s still very much unproven. After viewing Teixeira come back from being down early and complete Roberson, I think you need to favor him here to get the win from Cutelaba, although I do think Cutelaba will be more aggressive than Roberson was.
Martin Day vs. Chris Gutierrez, UFC Fight Night 148
Bantamweights Martin Day and Chris Gutierrez are set to match at UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6), which takes place March 23 in Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. Day (8-3) endured a split decision loss to Pingyuan Liu in his UFC debut but had won three straight struggles in the regional circuit prior to making his unfortunate UFC debut. Gutierrez (12-4-1) is coming from a submission reduction to Raoni Barcelos in his own UFC introduction but had won three straight fights on the regional circuit prior to that as well. This looks like a really close fight and that I anticipate the opening amount to be near a Pick’em given how even it looks on paper. I had slightly lean towards dawn to receive his hand raised, but it’s very close.
Boston Salmon vs. Khalid Taha, UFC 236
Bantamweights Boston Salmon and Khalid Taha will meet at UFC 236, taking place April 13 at an undisclosed venue (rumored to be in Las Vegas, Nevada). These two were previously set to meet in the TUF 28 Finale prior to the fight was scrapped. News of this rebooking comes from Shawn Bitter. Salmon (6-1) picked up a decision win over Ricky Turcios on the Contender Series back in July 2017 but hasn’t fought because due to injuries. Taha (12-2) dropped a choice to Nad Narimani in his UFC debut last summer. Given Salmon’s long layoff, it makes sense to lean towards Taha here, however provided that Taha is far from a top prospect, don’t be surprised is Salmon comes through and gets the win. I would expect a close line either way.
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