UFC Long Island | Prelim Preview
Saturday, July 16th (2:00 PM EST Main Card, 11:00 AM EST Prelims)
Punahele Soriano vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
BATHROOM BREAK - Back-to-back losses vs. back-to-back losses.
Ricky Simon vs. Jack Shore
WATCH - The air is shivering, wincing hard at the name of #14 Jack Shore. No one hurts the air harder than him. Completely undefeated against the air. As for his opponent, he will go home in shame after 3 rounds of retreating away from Jack Shore's air punches. It's all up to #13 Ricky Simon, a talented finisher on an impressive streak, to elevate this fight to the level of entertainment we expect of bantamweights. Could be a one-sided snoozer or a fight for the ages.
Bill Algeo vs. Herbert Burns
WATCH - So you like the skill and pace of the featherweights, but you often end up disappointed by their inability to get past each other's stellar defenses. Well oh boy do we have the fighters for you. This is the chaos, sloppiness, and occasional lightning strikes you'd expect in a regional championship, but with the prestige of a UFC event live on national television.
Dustin Jacoby vs. Da-Un Jung
WATCH - Neither of them seem to get matched up with ranked opponents, yet neither of them seem capable of losing. That all ends this Saturday. It doesn't matter how lackluster they look or how low their ceiling may appear, these two light heavyweight warriors have survived enough debuters and journeymen to deserve a shot at the top 15. Well the UFC is too cruel to give them both their wishes, and so we find ourselves on this all important fork in the road. A battle to the death to launch their underdog climb to the top, or cement the journeyman status the UFC seemed so determined to place on them.
MMAalgo Bet - Da-Un Jung 3.5u @ -110 (better than -181.7)
Dwight Grant vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
BATHROOM BREAK - Grant hasn't looked great lately and Stoltzfus is nowhere near UFC talent level. Inexcusable for a division as deep as welterweight, so we can expect an immediate cut here for the loser.
MMAalgo Bet - Dustin Stoltzfus 3.5u @ +100 (better than -158.6)
Jessica Penne vs. Emily Ducote
WATCH - #14 Penne is making one last run at the end of her long strawweight career. But before the UFC believes in it enough to allow her to fight up again, she'll have to gatekeep the debuting Ducote who is coming into the UFC hot off of her impressive KO victories to win and defend the Invicta strawweight championship.
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