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Roberts is slated to fight L'udovit Klein in a lightweight bout for UFC Fight Night on Sept. 28, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Klein was originally set to face off against Nikolas Motta, but Roberts will step in to potentially win his first fight since May 30th of 2020. The 30-year-old holds a record of 12-5-0 with one no-contest, but he has lost four of his last seven bouts.
Klein was originally set to face off against Nikolas Motta, but Roberts will step in to potentially win his first fight since May 30th of 2020. The 30-year-old holds a record of 12-5-0 with one no-contest, but he has lost four of his last seven bouts.
Not competitive in return to UFC
Roberts lost to Mateusz Rebecki via submission (armbar) at 3:08 of Round 1 at UFC 295 on Saturday in New York City.
ANALYSIS
Roberts accepted this fight less than a week ago and entered as a +525 underdog, by far the largest on the entire card, so this was certainly the expected outcome. He also missed weight by two pounds Friday morning. Once the bell rang, Roosevelt was overwhelmed by the wrestling game of Rebecki, eventually getting finished by a beautiful armbar. The weight miss is concerning, but the UFC, who brought Roberts back to the company for this fight, is likely to give him some leeway given the extremely late notice with which this fight came together. That said, Roberts' margin for error moving forward is very small.
Roberts accepted this fight less than a week ago and entered as a +525 underdog, by far the largest on the entire card, so this was certainly the expected outcome. He also missed weight by two pounds Friday morning. Once the bell rang, Roosevelt was overwhelmed by the wrestling game of Rebecki, eventually getting finished by a beautiful armbar. The weight miss is concerning, but the UFC, who brought Roberts back to the company for this fight, is likely to give him some leeway given the extremely late notice with which this fight came together. That said, Roberts' margin for error moving forward is very small.
Comes in heavy on short notice
Roberts missed the lightweight limit and will fight Mateusz Rebecki at a catchweight at UFC 295 on Saturday, Alexander K. Lee of MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Roberts was added to the card less than a week ago as a replacement, so this is a weight miss that's a bit understandable, though he'll still be fined 20 percent of his purse. Roberts is entering the Octagon for the first time since 2021, when he lost as a notable favorite to Ignacio Bahamondes.
Roberts was added to the card less than a week ago as a replacement, so this is a weight miss that's a bit understandable, though he'll still be fined 20 percent of his purse. Roberts is entering the Octagon for the first time since 2021, when he lost as a notable favorite to Ignacio Bahamondes.
Added to UFC 295
Roberts is back in the UFC as a late addition to UFC 295 of Nov. 11 against Mateusz Rebecki, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Roberts was a late addition to the card after Nurullo Aliev (leg) had to back out due to injury. His opponent, Rebecki, is riding a two-fight winning streak to start his UFC career. Roberts has not fought with the company since losing to Ignacio Bahamondes via KO in Round 3 of UFC on ESPN 29 in August of 2021.
Roberts was a late addition to the card after Nurullo Aliev (leg) had to back out due to injury. His opponent, Rebecki, is riding a two-fight winning streak to start his UFC career. Roberts has not fought with the company since losing to Ignacio Bahamondes via KO in Round 3 of UFC on ESPN 29 in August of 2021.
Routed by Ignacia Bahamondes
Roberts lost to Ignacio Bahamondes via KO (kick) at 4:55 of Round 3 at UFC on ESPN 29 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's a crushing defeat for Roberts in another fight in which he entered as a substantial (-170) favorite. It's not as big of a disaster as his loss to Kevin Croom last September (which was later changed to a no-contest by the Nevada State Athletic Commission), but Roberts' UFC run has quickly found itself on life support. Had he not been knocked out, Roberts would have dropped a clear cut unanimous decision. He landed just 65 total strikes compared to 124 from Bahamondes, in addition to failing on all 12 of his takedown attempts. Roberts has elite size (6-foot-1) for the lightweight division, but that's about it. He's winless in his past three fights (0-2, 1NC) on the heels of a 4-1 mark in his first five UFC bouts.
It's a crushing defeat for Roberts in another fight in which he entered as a substantial (-170) favorite. It's not as big of a disaster as his loss to Kevin Croom last September (which was later changed to a no-contest by the Nevada State Athletic Commission), but Roberts' UFC run has quickly found itself on life support. Had he not been knocked out, Roberts would have dropped a clear cut unanimous decision. He landed just 65 total strikes compared to 124 from Bahamondes, in addition to failing on all 12 of his takedown attempts. Roberts has elite size (6-foot-1) for the lightweight division, but that's about it. He's winless in his past three fights (0-2, 1NC) on the heels of a 4-1 mark in his first five UFC bouts.