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Set to fight Saldana
Souza will take on Luis Saldana at a UFC event on March 26 in Columbus, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport Nederland reports.
ANALYSIS
Souza dropped his debut fight with the UFC to Melsik Baghdasaryan via unanimous decision at UFC 268. However, it was a decent showing, as he was a big underdog and ultimately held his own. He will look to bounce back against Saldana, who holds a 1-1 UFC record and is coming off a loss to Austin Lingo.
Souza dropped his debut fight with the UFC to Melsik Baghdasaryan via unanimous decision at UFC 268. However, it was a decent showing, as he was a big underdog and ultimately held his own. He will look to bounce back against Saldana, who holds a 1-1 UFC record and is coming off a loss to Austin Lingo.
Drops decision in UFC debut
Souza lost to Melsik Baghdasaryan via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC 268 on Saturday in New York City.
ANALYSIS
It was a reasonable effort from Souza considering he entered as a massive +300 underdog and missed weight by 2.4 pounds Friday morning. The weight miss was almost certainly simply the result of Souza stepping in for the injured T.J. Laramie on less than a week's notice. Baghdasaryan is a high-level striker, and Souza had difficulty over the course of the first two rounds before settling in a bit in Round 3. The defeat snaps Souza's ten-fight winning streak and is his first setback since his professional debut back in July 2016.
It was a reasonable effort from Souza considering he entered as a massive +300 underdog and missed weight by 2.4 pounds Friday morning. The weight miss was almost certainly simply the result of Souza stepping in for the injured T.J. Laramie on less than a week's notice. Baghdasaryan is a high-level striker, and Souza had difficulty over the course of the first two rounds before settling in a bit in Round 3. The defeat snaps Souza's ten-fight winning streak and is his first setback since his professional debut back in July 2016.
Fails to make weight
Souza missed weight by 2.4 pounds Friday ahead of his UFC debut against Melsik Baghdasaryan, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Souza accepted the fight on very short notice, stepping in for the injured T.J. Laramie. He remains a clear underdog despite his weight advantage and will have to surrender 20 percent of his purse for failing to get under the featherweight limit of 146 pounds.
Souza accepted the fight on very short notice, stepping in for the injured T.J. Laramie. He remains a clear underdog despite his weight advantage and will have to surrender 20 percent of his purse for failing to get under the featherweight limit of 146 pounds.
To debut at UFC 268
Souza will step in to make his UFC debut against Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC 268 on Saturday, Marcel Dorff of MMADNA reports.
ANALYSIS
Souza last competed in August, winning the LFA Featherweight Championship via unanimous decision against Javier Garcia and bringing his winning streak to 10. He's definitely a UFC-ready prospect despite being just 25 years old, but he finds himself a sizeable betting underdog of approximately (+225) for his first action with the promotion.
Souza last competed in August, winning the LFA Featherweight Championship via unanimous decision against Javier Garcia and bringing his winning streak to 10. He's definitely a UFC-ready prospect despite being just 25 years old, but he finds himself a sizeable betting underdog of approximately (+225) for his first action with the promotion.