The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Singapore for the second time in promotional background Saturday (June 17, 2017) using UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia. It was a fun night of bits which saw six of 12 bouts ending inside the space, and with that action today in our rear perspective, let us look at which of the evening’s competitors we might no longer see going to work inside the Octagon…
ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski came up short in a unanimous-decision loss to Marcin Tybura and has now suffered five straight defeats within the Octagon, with all five of them coming from the heavy hitters of the branch. It would not shock me to see him get another opportunity, but I think it is very likely that we’ve seen the last of Arlovski. If they wanted to keep him around, I believe that they could have given him another competitor than Tybura, since the Pole was riding a red hot win streak with a set of knockout finishes.
Tarec Saffiedine
Saffiedine has now suffered three consecutive defeats and is 1-4 in his past five trips within the Octagon. The lone victory during that stretch has been a unanimous-decision over Jake Ellenberger. As a result of that losing streak, I believe there is a fair possibility that the advertising will opt to part ways with the prior Strikeforce welterweight champion. I would say it is 50/50 as to whether we see Saffiedine remain in the business.
Takanori Gomi
Gomi has last four in a row — throughout first-round finish — and it is probable that the 38-year-old veteran will be receiving his walking papers out of the advertising. The simple fact that there’s a card coming up in Japan makes me believe they can give him one more crack, therefore at this point, we have a 50/50 shot at best of seeing”The Fireball Kid” back.
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