The Octagon Yields to Sweden for UFC Fight Night 152, Occurring June 1 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
Several new bouts are added to the card, and they are given below.
Christos Giagos vs. Damir Hadzovic, Fight Night 152
Lightweights Christos Giagos and Damir Hadzovic are set to clash at UFC Fight Night 152. MMANytt.com broke the news. Giagos (16-7) is 2-3 in the UFC over two stints in the promotion and is coming off of a decision win over Mizuto Hirota. Hadzovic (13-4) is 3-2 at the UFC and is coming from a KO win over Marco Polo Reyes using a decision win over Nick Hein prior to that. Both guys are middle-of-the-pack lightweights, but Hadzovic looks a large more polished and should be preferred here.
Daniel Teymur vs. Sung Bin Jo, UFC Fight Night 152
Featherweights Daniel Teymur and Sung Bin Jo will clash at UFC Fight Night 152. Teymur (6-3) is the lesser of the two Temyur brothers since he’s fought en route to a very poor 0-3 record from the UFC which includes back-end submission declines to Julio Arce and Chris Fishgold. There’s no doubt that he is going to be battling for his UFC job in this bout. Jo (9-0) is making his UFC debut after going unbeaten with nine consecutive finishes on the South Korean regional scene. One knock against Jo is he has only fought twice since 2017, but his record is quite impressive. I would not be surprised if Teymur was able to get his first UFC triumph, but according to Jo’s masterful record on the regional arena he must most likely be preferred here.
Stevie Ray vs. Leonardo Santos, UFC Fight Night 152
An intriguing lightweight bout between Stevie Ray and Leonardo Santos can also be set for UFC Fight Night 152. Ray (22-8) is 6-3 in the UFC and is coming off of a decision win over Jessin Ayari that snapped a two-fight losing skid. There were lots of high hopes surrounding the Scot when he originally arrived at the UFC, but overall he has been unsatisfactory inside the Octagon and that he hasn’t finished a struggle since 2015. Santos (16-3-1) won TUF Brazil and overall has a very impressive 5-0-1 record inside the Octagon that comprises a KO win over Kevin Lee. However, Santos is now 39-years-old and hasn’t fought since late 2016, when he won a decision over Adriano Martins. He hasn’t lost a fight since 2009 and is riding an 11-fight unbeaten streak, but the three-year layoff is obviously not a fantastic sign heading into this particular bout. Still, I believe you have to prefer Santos just because of how good his record was over the last decade against an inconsistent opponent in the form of Ray.
Tonya Evinger vs. Lina Lansberg, UFC Fight Night 152
Also added to UFC Fight Night 152 is a women’s bantamweight bout between Tonya Evinger and Lina Lansberg. Evinger (19-7, 1 NC) is 0-2 at the UFC with back-to-back knockout losses to Cris Cyborg and Aspen Ladd. The former Invcita champ has been quite disappointing at the UFC thus much but has fought very tough competition and this should be a more winnable struggle for her. Lansberg (8-4) is 2-3 at the UFC and is coming from a decision loss to Yana Kunitskaya. She has shown toughness from the Octagon, but that’s about it. Both are elderly fighters to the division but given Evinger’s expertise I expect her to be a tiny favorite here.
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