‘The female Khabib’, the TUF 23 winner, the undefeated phenom, Tatiana Suarez is possibly the biggest threat to Valentina Shevchenko. He’s landed 10 takedowns in his three UFC fights thus far, however, has lost his last two, being outpointed by both Movsar Evloev and Lando Vannata. The Englishman has a solid Commonwealth games background in wrestling, highlighting where he’d like the fight to play out. Mike Grundy is also a potential next match-up for Gracie. This clearly would appeal to Gracie as a potential match-up. The Scot, prior to this had gone 2-0 in the UFC, however, both of his losses came via submission. Danny Henry (who himself hasn’t competed since July 2020) has lost his two most recent bouts. At 33, he hasn’t got a long career left in the UFC, but there are still exciting fights to make at featherweight. He trains with Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez and the Diaz brothers under the ‘Scrap pack’ team. He’s without a doubt a phenomenal grappler with a black belt in Judo and a first-degree black belt in BJJ (obviously with him being a Gracie). Gracie had gone 4-0 prior to signing for the UFC, fighting for Rizin and Real Fighting Championship. Prior to this, Gracie had gone just 1-0 in the UFC when Swanson was a 36 fight veteran. We haven’t seen Kron Gracie since October 2019 when he lost, handily to Cub Swanson. Both of these fighters would provide Macedo with tough tests but are both winnable fights for the young Venezuelan native. Welcoming her back to the octagon could be either Mandy Bohm or Hannah Goldy. She needs to be making her return at flyweight, rather than bantamweight, especially as she stands at just 5’4.
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Suffering lingering headaches and wanting to be back to full fitness before making a comeback, Macedo will hopefully return soon to the UFC as we haven’t seen her in action since March 2020. It’s worth remembering that Pedro is still just 30 years old and can still have a decent career in the UFC, but we need to see him back sooner rather than later. Both of these are winnable fights for Pedro but bring different styles. The perfect return fight for Pedro would be either Ed Herman or William Knight. Ginnen Group Sports Management April 14, 2021 This never came to fruition, however.īACK IN BUSINESS.☝?09.2021 #TysonPedro #UFC #AirAsia #PedroCartel #GinnenGroupSports /ugSVI7e5GG It was then rumoured (and appeared to be confirmed by Pedro on his Twitter page) that he’d be returning in September 2021. He was scheduled to face Vinicius Moreira in February 2020, but had to withdraw with an injury. The entertaining Aussie always put on a show, was a fun fighter to have around on fight week and always brought his all to the octagon. He did drop bouts against Ovince St Preux and Shogun Rua back to back, however. The Australian native had an impressive run in the UFC, going 3-3 and recorded finish victories over Paul Craig and Khalil Rountree Jr. 2 – Tyson Pedroįan favourite, Tyson Pedro hasn’t been seen in the UFC octagon since December 2018. The Icelandic grappling star should meet Mickey Gall next time out. He hasn’t been scheduled since and isn’t rumoured to be making a comeback. This was back in September 2019 and we haven’t heard anything from Nelson since. Gilbert Burns then replaced Thiago Alves to face Nelson, which Nelson lost via unanimous decision. Edwards outperformed Nelson on the night, almost finishing him late on with a savage elbow off the break. The story of the fight, however, was eye pokes and shorts grabs against Nelson.Ī well measured, brutal finish of Alex Oliveira saw Nelson set up a London clash with rising star, Leon Edwards. Santiago Ponzinibbio met Nelson in a headline slot in Scotland, but unfortunately for the Icelandic native, Ponzinibbio knocked him out in the first round. He was able to bounce back, however, notching two straight victories, both earning him performance of the night honours. A further win set up an interesting grappling match with Demien Maia, however, he was outworked by the veteran. Training out of the up and coming SBG Ireland, Nelson went 4-0 before his first headline slot, where he lost a split decision to Rick Story. At 10-0, Nelson entered the UFC as a brutal submission artist with slick hands. Gunnar Nelson broke onto the scene at welterweight in 2012. 5 UFC fighters Who Need to Make a Return 1- Gunnar Nelson