October 10, 2019
POST-UFC 214: ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Anaheim, CA for the first time in promotional history last Saturday (July 29, 2017) using UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones II. It was an entertaining night of activity that saw half of the bouts end within the space, and with all the scraps now in our rear view, let’s take a look at that of the evening’s opponents we might no longer see heading to work inside the Octagon…
ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Kailin Curran
Curran dropped a unanimous decision to Aleksandra Albu at a scrap that was very entertaining. She is now on a three-fight losing streak inside the Octagon, falling to 1-5 at the UFC. Following the defeat, despite putting up a good hard work and winning the third and final round of this fight, I think there’s a fantastic likelihood that the promotion releases her out of her contract, believing I thought she’d certainly get released after her prior defeat. At this time, she’s in what we call”Jessica Eye land,” so it would not totally be a shock to see her receive a final chance for a third time.
Josh Burkman
Burkman was knocked out in the first round of his bout against the Drew Dober of Colorado. The reduction puts him onto a four-fight losing streak from the UFC, the last two of which have now come from first-round finish. He retired after his previous loss, which was a first-round, north-south choke entry against Michel Prazeres, leaving his gloves in the Octagon. However he changed his mind and returned to the Dober bout. Whether he retires for good or not, I think it’s fair to say that we’ve seen the last of Burkman within the Octagon, and I don’t expect to find the Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran returning for a third stint with the advertising.
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