Souza vs Gastelum at UFC 224
A middleweight clash between Jacare Souza and Kelvin Gastelum was confirmed yesterday for UFC 224 via the UFC Brazil Twitter account. Souza (25-5, 1 no contest) most recently earned a first round knockout of Derek Brunson last month. Gastelum (14-3, 1 no contest) is coming off the biggest win of his career, a first round knockout of former champion Michael Bisping last November. Both men are at the top of the 185-pound division and a victory would almost guarantee the winner a shot at the UFC middleweight title later this year.
Look for Souza to open as a slight favorite, but Gastelum definitely has a path to victory with his improved striking and power punching.
Here’s an updated look at the fight card:
UFC 224
185 lbs.: Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida
155 lbs.: Davi Ramos vs. Nick Hein[4]
170 lbs.: Alberto Mina vs. Ramazan Emeev
265 lbs.: Alexey Oleynik vs. Júnior Albini
185 lbs.: Cezar Ferreira vs. Karl Roberson
170 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ronaldo Souza
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