This Saturday night in Memphis, Glover Teixeira faces Ovince St Preaux in a light heavyweight fight that is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 73 event. Teixeira (22-4) was once one of the division’s most feared fighters, but two losses in a row have sent his stock plummeting. For St Preaux, he has won two fights in a row and has taken seven of his last eight fights by stoppage. As surprising as it may seem, St Preaux maybe a win or two away from title contention.
The co-main event in the lightweight division features two streaking fighters as Michael Johnson (16-8) takes on Beneil Dariush (11-1). Johnson has won four fights in a row, including his last match against Edson Barbosa in February which came after a year-long layoff. Dariush is also riding a four-fight winning streak, and he is coming off an April win over veteran Jim Miller.
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At middleweight, veteran Sam Alvey (26-6) faces Derek Brunson (13-3). Alvey is on a three-fight winning streak in the UFC, but Brunson has gone 4-1 in the UFC against far superior competition than Alvey has faced.
In the heavyweight division, Jared Rosholt (12-2) clashes with Timothy Johnson (9-1). Rosholt is 4-1 in the UFC, and he is trying to win a second fight in a row here after his November loss to Alexey Oleinik.
Johnson won his first UFC fight this past April by TKO over Shamil Abdurakhimov, and he has not lost a fight since March of 2011.
Check out our latest video blog where we review the UFC Fight Night 73‘s main card odds.
