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Next fight scheduled
Semelsberger is scheduled to compete against Charlie Radtke in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 100 on Nov. 9, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Semelsberger is on a three-fight losing streak, his last win an upset victory over Jake Matthews back in December 2022. Radtke is 1-1 in 2024, with a TKO win over Gilbert Urbina and a KO loss to Carlos Prates.
Semelsberger is on a three-fight losing streak, his last win an upset victory over Jake Matthews back in December 2022. Radtke is 1-1 in 2024, with a TKO win over Gilbert Urbina and a KO loss to Carlos Prates.
Losing streak hits three
Semelsberger lost to Preston Parsons via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Stepping in for Bassil Hafez on about a month's notice, Semelsberger needed a strong performance here in the worst way, and he instead got swept on the judges' scorecards. Semi has plenty of power and is aggressive on the feet, but his defense, particularly his takedown defense, is lacking. He allowed Parsons to land 7-of-11 attempts. The power is all well and good, but if you aren't finishing your opposition, it's tough to win fights when you're spending nearly half of it being controlled on the mat. Semelsberger began his UFC run with four wins in his first five fights, but he's now lost three in a row and four of his last five.
Stepping in for Bassil Hafez on about a month's notice, Semelsberger needed a strong performance here in the worst way, and he instead got swept on the judges' scorecards. Semi has plenty of power and is aggressive on the feet, but his defense, particularly his takedown defense, is lacking. He allowed Parsons to land 7-of-11 attempts. The power is all well and good, but if you aren't finishing your opposition, it's tough to win fights when you're spending nearly half of it being controlled on the mat. Semelsberger began his UFC run with four wins in his first five fights, but he's now lost three in a row and four of his last five.
Serving as replacement
Semelsberger is scheduled to compete against Preston Parsons in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 83, per James Lynch of Sportskeeda.
ANALYSIS
Parsons was supposed to fight Bassil Hafez at UFC Vegas, but the latter withdrew. The former will look to put behind 2023, a year during which he lost both of his two fights.
Parsons was supposed to fight Bassil Hafez at UFC Vegas, but the latter withdrew. The former will look to put behind 2023, a year during which he lost both of his two fights.
Fades late in knockout loss
Semelsberger lost to Uros Medic via TKO (strikes) at 2:36 of Round 3 at UFC 291 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
ANALYSIS
It's a crushing defeat for Semelsberger that will be difficult to overcome. Entering as a healthy -215 favorite, Semelsberger got off to a very quick start. He landed a Round 1 knockdown that had Medic in all sorts of trouble. His corner was screaming at Semelsberger to allow Medic back to his feet in hopes of finishing him off, but "Semi the Jedi" engaged him on the mat and couldn't close the show. He slowly faded is the fight progressed, eventually being finished midway through Round 3. A loser of back-to-back fights and three of four dating back to July 2022, Semelsberger will likely be fighting or his job his next time out.
It's a crushing defeat for Semelsberger that will be difficult to overcome. Entering as a healthy -215 favorite, Semelsberger got off to a very quick start. He landed a Round 1 knockdown that had Medic in all sorts of trouble. His corner was screaming at Semelsberger to allow Medic back to his feet in hopes of finishing him off, but "Semi the Jedi" engaged him on the mat and couldn't close the show. He slowly faded is the fight progressed, eventually being finished midway through Round 3. A loser of back-to-back fights and three of four dating back to July 2022, Semelsberger will likely be fighting or his job his next time out.
Will take on Medic
Semelsberger will now fight Uros Medic in the welterweight fight at UFC 291 on July 29, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Semelsberger is set to take on Medic, who is replacing Yohan Lainesse in the July 29 bout. Medic faces a four-inch reach disadvantage to Semelsberger, who is one weight class above Medic. Semelsberger has lost two out of his last three fights, facing Medic, who has won two of his last three fights.
Semelsberger is set to take on Medic, who is replacing Yohan Lainesse in the July 29 bout. Medic faces a four-inch reach disadvantage to Semelsberger, who is one weight class above Medic. Semelsberger has lost two out of his last three fights, facing Medic, who has won two of his last three fights.