The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Anaheim, CA for the first time in promotional background Saturday (July 29, 2017) using UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones II. It was an entertaining night of activity that saw half the bouts end inside the space, and with the scraps today in our rear view, let us look at which of the evening’s competitors we may no longer see heading to work inside the Octagon…
ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Kailin Curran
Curran dropped a decision to Aleksandra Albu at a scrap that was really entertaining. She is now on a three-fight losing streak inside the Octagon, falling to 1-5 in the UFC. Following the defeat, despite putting up a good effort and winning the next and last round of this struggle, I think there’s a fantastic chance that the advertising releases her out of her contract, believing I thought she’d certainly get released after her previous defeat. At this time, she’s at what we call»Jessica Eye territory,» therefore it wouldn’t be a shock to see her receive a last chance to get a third time.
Josh Burkman
Burkman was knocked out in the first round of the bout from the Drew Dober of Colorado. The loss puts him onto a four-fight losing streak in the UFC, the last two of which have now come by first-round finish. He retired after his previous reduction, which had been a first-round, north-south choke entry against Michel Prazeres, leaving his gloves at the Octagon. However he returned to the Dober bout and changed his mind. Whether he retires for good or not, I believe it’s fair to say that we’ve seen the last of Burkman inside the Octagon, and I don’t expect to find the Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran returning for a third stint with the promotion.
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