Upcoming UFC Event: Recent Middleweight Bout Adds Final Touches to Battle Lineup
UFC 314's fight card is shaping up nicely, even without the official confirmation of a couple of high-profile matches. The potential main event between Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight championship, and a possible Bo Nickal vs. Paulo Costa showdown, have fans excited.
As of now, nine fights are official, including the middleweight bout between Sedriques Dumas and Michal Oleksiejczuk. Dumas, a 29-year-old athlete from the UFC Contender Series, has a 3-2 record since joining the main roster. Despite his well-rounded skills, he's struggled to fully take control in fights.
Oleksiejczuk, also 29, hails from Poland and has hit a rough patch. He's lost his last three bouts, most recently getting overwhelmed by Sharabutdin Magomedov. With four losses in his last five fights, against tough competition like Caio Borralho, Michel Pereira, Kevin Holland, and Magomedov, Oleksiejczuk will be under immense pressure to snap his losing streak against Dumas. A fourth straight loss could put his UFC future in jeopardy.
Meanwhile, the UFC is likely holding out for a major headliner if Topuria vs. Volkanovski II doesn't come to fruition. Given the rarity of a UFC flyweight championship fight serving as the main event, another high-profile match is highly probable.
Here's a preliminary look at the potential UFC 314 fight card:
UFC 314 - Potential Fight Card
- Ilia Topuria vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 – UFC Featherweight Championship
- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France 2 – UFC Flyweight Championship
- Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales – Welterweight
- Bo Nickal vs. ??? – Middleweight
- Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes – Light Heavyweight
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Xiaonan Yan – Strawweight
- Chase Hooper vs. Jim Miller – Lightweight
- Roberto Romero vs. Alberto Montes – (Weight Class Not Specified)
- Sumudaerji vs. Mitch Raposo – Flyweight
- Darren Elkins vs. Julian Erosa - Featherweight
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk - Middleweight
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Keep in mind that this lineup is based on rumors and potential matches. The UFC may shake up the card to include a marquee matchup as the main event, pushing the flyweight championship between Pantoja and Kara-France to the co-main event.
The UFC 314 fight card includes a middleweight bout between Sedriques Dumas, known for his struggles to fully take control in fights, and Michal Oleksiejczuk, who is under pressure to snap his losing streak after four losses in his last five fights. The potential UFC 314 card also features Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski in a potential rematch for the UFC featherweight championship. UFC schedule enthusiasts might be interested in the scraping data for the UFC 314 card, which includes fighters like Bo Nickal, Nikita Krylov, and Sedriques Dumas.
The preliminary UFC 314 fight card, which may change, includes a welterweight fight between Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales, a light heavyweight match between Nikita Krylov and Dominick Reyes, and a strawweight bout between Virna Jandiroba and Xiaonan Yan, among others. The card also includes a potential Bo Nickal vs. unknown opponent middleweight fight and a flyweight match between Sumudaerji and Mitch Raposo.
Fans of Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski may be disappointed to learn that a major headliner might be needed if the potential UFC featherweight championship rematch doesn't materialize, potentially pushing the UFC flyweight championship between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France to the co-main event.
