The Octagon heads to Yubileyny Sports Palace at St. Petersburg, Russia on April 20 for UFC Fight Night 149, and the card is Now starting to shape up.
Though the UFC has not officially announced the following bouts, many media sources have reported them, and it is expected the UFC makes them official soon. Here are my ideas on the first three known 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 news. Overeem (44-17, 1 NC) is 9-6 overall in the UFC and is coming from a TKO win over Sergey Pavlovich. Volkov (30-7) is 4-1 at the UFC and is coming off of a shocking last-second KO loss to Derrick Lewis. Prior to this he had been on a six-fight win series and was nearing name contention. Had Volkov lasted just 10 more seconds against Lewis he likely would have been fighting for a title by now. I am hoping people forget exactly how close Volkov was to winning this struggle, and perhaps he will be the dog here against Overeem because he is coming from a knockout win. I just don’t believe Overeem’s chin could be trusted against a long, skinny and potent 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 may also take place with this card. Via MMADNL, Igor Lazorin broke the news. Pavlovich (12-1) was undefeated as a pro with the majority of his wins coming by knockout until he was pumped out by Overeem in his UFC debut. This was too much of a step up for Pavlovich and the UFC is eventually giving him a more favorable matchup in his home country. Golm (6-2) completed Christian Colombo in his Octagon introduction but has since lost conclusions to Arjan Bhullar and Tim Johnson. Golm just hasn’t been impressive in the UFC at all and although Pavlovich didn’t look good against Overeem he has several advantages in this particular fight. I expect the Russian for a pretty big favorite to receive his hand raised as a result.
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Antonina Shevchenko, UFC Fight Night 149
And lastly, women’s flyweights Roxanne Modafferi and Antonina are set to fight at this event. MyMMANews.com broke the fight first. Modafferi (22-15) is 1-3 overall from the UFC and is coming from a decision loss to Sijara Eubanks. She’s had a bit of a career revival since going to flyweight, but is clearly at an athletic drawback in this matchup. Shevchenko (7-0) is the sister of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and she’s 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 at the striking and I expect her to win a clear decision in this one. Look for her to be a big preferred to collect the win.
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