POST-UFC 214: ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Anaheim, CA for the seventh time in promotional history last Saturday (July 29, 2017) with UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones II. It was an entertaining night of activity that saw half the bouts end inside the distance, and with the scraps today in our rear perspective, let’s take a look at which of the day’s competitors we might no longer see going to work inside the Octagon…
ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Kailin Curran
A decision dropped to Aleksandra Albu at a really entertaining scrap. She is now on a three-fight losing streak within the Octagon, falling to 1-5 in the UFC. After the defeat, despite putting up a solid effort and winning the third and final round of the struggle, I think there is a good chance that the promotion releases her from her contract, believing I thought she would certainly get released after her prior defeat. At this time, she is at what we call”Jessica Eye territory,” so it wouldn’t be a shock to see her get a last opportunity to get a third time.
Josh Burkman
Burkman was knocked out against Colorado’s Drew Dober. The reduction 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 previous loss, which was a first-round, north-south choke submission against Michel Prazeres, leaving his gloves at the Octagon. However 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 inside the Octagon, and that I don’t expect to see the Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran returning for a third stint with the advertising.
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