LiamPicksFights' MMA Article: UFC Vegas 67
UFC Vegas 67
UFC Vegas 67 rings in the New Year for the combat sports leader. Instead of starting off with a bang like we expected, we enter the year as we closed out last year; burdened by a Sean Strickland main event. Strickland is a talented middleweight contender, but he is riding a two fight losing skid into this short notice opportunity after being knocked out by the champion Alex Pereira and being turned back by former title challenger Jared Cannonier over 5 rounds in December. Now Strickland will step in for an injured Kelvin Gastelum on a mission to get back on track in the division. In his way stands the athlete around whom this card was rebuilt, French standout striker Nassourdine “Russian Sniper” Imavov. Imavov gets the chance to bounce Strickland from the ranks of contendership, while Strickland has accepted the opportunity to defend his spot in the rankings and reestablish himself as a potential future title challenger.