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Draws undefeated opponent
Potieria will take on Sharaputdin Magomedov at the UFC event scheduled for June 22 in Saudi Arabia, UFC President Dana White announced Wednesday night.
ANALYSIS
Potieria snapped a two-fight losing streak with a decision victory over Robert Bryczek in February, and he'll now get a relatively quick turnaround against an undefeated fighter in Magomedov. Potieria does have an edge in terms of experience here, in addition to slight height and reach advantages. Magomedov was taken down three times in his UFC debut last October, but Potieria has yet to record a takedown in five official UFC bouts.
Potieria snapped a two-fight losing streak with a decision victory over Robert Bryczek in February, and he'll now get a relatively quick turnaround against an undefeated fighter in Magomedov. Potieria does have an edge in terms of experience here, in addition to slight height and reach advantages. Magomedov was taken down three times in his UFC debut last October, but Potieria has yet to record a takedown in five official UFC bouts.
Wins after weight miss
Potieria defeated Robert Bryczek via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This was Potieria's best performance in the UFC. It came in a fight he took on short notice. The one downfall was that he also missed weight by a pound and a half and had to forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Bryczek in order for the bout to proceed. Potieria started slowly, but a pair of low blows that earned him some time to recover in Round 1 appeared to wake him up. Ihor ended up being the much more effective man over the second half of the bout, cruising to the decision win. Potieria lost three of his first four UFC bouts, so it's unlikely a string of victories will be forthcoming, but this was a nice effort despite the weight miss.
This was Potieria's best performance in the UFC. It came in a fight he took on short notice. The one downfall was that he also missed weight by a pound and a half and had to forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Bryczek in order for the bout to proceed. Potieria started slowly, but a pair of low blows that earned him some time to recover in Round 1 appeared to wake him up. Ihor ended up being the much more effective man over the second half of the bout, cruising to the decision win. Potieria lost three of his first four UFC bouts, so it's unlikely a string of victories will be forthcoming, but this was a nice effort despite the weight miss.
Misses weight
Potieria weighed in heavy ahead of his bout with Robert Bryczek at UFC Vegas 86 on Feb. 10, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Potieria weighed in at 187.5 pounds, missing the cut after filling in as a late replacement for Albert Duraev. The 27-year-old Ukrainian fighter, who has lost his last two fights, will have an hour to make weight in order to avoid jeopardizing the scheduled bout.
Potieria weighed in at 187.5 pounds, missing the cut after filling in as a late replacement for Albert Duraev. The 27-year-old Ukrainian fighter, who has lost his last two fights, will have an hour to make weight in order to avoid jeopardizing the scheduled bout.
Fills in for Duraev
Potieria will fight Robert Bryczek at UFC Vegas 86 on Feb. 10, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Potieria will have just eight days to prepare for the fight after Albert Duraev (undisclosed) withdrew Friday. During this time, Potieria will face the challenge of dropping down to middleweight in order to face Bryczek.
Potieria will have just eight days to prepare for the fight after Albert Duraev (undisclosed) withdrew Friday. During this time, Potieria will face the challenge of dropping down to middleweight in order to face Bryczek.
Crushing loss after hot start
Potieria lost to Rodolfo Bellato via TKO (punches) at 4:17 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
ANALYSIS
The largest underdog on the card at +320, Potieria seemingly had this fight locked up in Round 2. Quite frankly, it's nearly impossible to believe that he not only didn't get the win, but got finished himself later in the frame. Ihor was the better man in what was a semi-technical opening frame. Bellato made his push in a wild second stanza, but Potieria eventually found himself in mount with Rodolfo clearly out of gas. Yet, Ihor didn't have enough energy to close the show, and once Bellato worked his way back to his feet, the former was finished. "The Duelist" has now lost two straight and will likely be fighting for his job his next time out. Despite the loss, he'll at least walk away with a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, which should help his case for roster security.
The largest underdog on the card at +320, Potieria seemingly had this fight locked up in Round 2. Quite frankly, it's nearly impossible to believe that he not only didn't get the win, but got finished himself later in the frame. Ihor was the better man in what was a semi-technical opening frame. Bellato made his push in a wild second stanza, but Potieria eventually found himself in mount with Rodolfo clearly out of gas. Yet, Ihor didn't have enough energy to close the show, and once Bellato worked his way back to his feet, the former was finished. "The Duelist" has now lost two straight and will likely be fighting for his job his next time out. Despite the loss, he'll at least walk away with a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, which should help his case for roster security.