The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Anaheim, CA for the first time in promotional background last Saturday (July 29, 2017) with UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones II. It was an entertaining night of activity that saw half of the bouts end inside the distance, and with all the scraps today in our rear perspective, let us look at which of the day’s opponents we may no longer see heading to work inside the Octagon…
ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Kailin Curran
Curran dropped a unanimous decision to Aleksandra Albu in a scrap. She is now on a three-fight losing streak inside the Octagon, falling to 1-5 at the UFC. After the defeat, despite setting up a solid effort and winning the third and last round of this struggle, I think there’s a fantastic likelihood that the advertising releases her out of her contract, believing I thought she’d surely get released after her prior defeat. Right now, she’s at what we call”Jessica Eye land,” therefore it wouldn’t be a shock to see her receive a final opportunity for a third time.
Josh Burkman
Burkman was knocked out in the first round of his bout against Colorado’s Drew Dober. The loss puts him onto a four-fight losing streak in the UFC, the last two of which have now come by first-round finish. He retired following his prior reduction, which had been a first-round, north-south choke entry against Michel Prazeres, leaving his gloves at the Octagon. But he returned to the Dober bout and changed his mind. Whether he retires for good or not, I think it’s reasonable to say that we have seen the last of Burkman within the Octagon, and that I don’t expect to find the Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran returning for a third stint with the promotion.
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