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To welcome Vanderford to the UFC
Veretennikov will take on UFC newcomer Austin Vanderford in a welterweight matchup at UFC Seattle on Saturday, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Veretennikov got his UFC opportunity last August despite a loss on Contender Series, and he was defeated by Danny Barlow via split decision. He was taken down four times in his Contender Series loss, which may be an issue against Vanderford, who is a former Bellator title contender who employs a wrestling-based approach. Veretennikov will have slight height and reach advantages, but those won't matter if he's unable to remain upright here. Vanderford ended his Bellator run on back-to-back defeats, but was able to pick up a win under the banner of LFA last October.
Veretennikov got his UFC opportunity last August despite a loss on Contender Series, and he was defeated by Danny Barlow via split decision. He was taken down four times in his Contender Series loss, which may be an issue against Vanderford, who is a former Bellator title contender who employs a wrestling-based approach. Veretennikov will have slight height and reach advantages, but those won't matter if he's unable to remain upright here. Vanderford ended his Bellator run on back-to-back defeats, but was able to pick up a win under the banner of LFA last October.
No longer facing Goff
Veretennikov will no longer take on Billy Goff in a welterweight bout on Feb.15, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Goff has a new opponent and a new fight date, as he'll take on Adam Fugitt on Feb. 22. At the moment, a new opponent hasn't been reported for Veretennikov, so it appears his fight could simply get cancelled. The welterweight was looking to even his UFC record to 1-1.
Goff has a new opponent and a new fight date, as he'll take on Adam Fugitt on Feb. 22. At the moment, a new opponent hasn't been reported for Veretennikov, so it appears his fight could simply get cancelled. The welterweight was looking to even his UFC record to 1-1.
Next fight scheduled
Veretennikov is scheduled to compete against Billy Goff in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 102 on Feb. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Veretennikov will get a second UFC fight. The first was a split-decision loss to Danny Barlow on Aug. 10. Veretennikov and Goff finished their 2024 with zero wins and one loss, the latter's a decisive decision defeat to Trey Waters back in May.
Veretennikov will get a second UFC fight. The first was a split-decision loss to Danny Barlow on Aug. 10. Veretennikov and Goff finished their 2024 with zero wins and one loss, the latter's a decisive decision defeat to Trey Waters back in May.
Drops decision in UFC debut
Veretennikov lost to Danny Barlow via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The 34-year-old Veretennikov looked better than expected in his UFC debut, but no, he didn't deserve to win this fight, and judge Jerin Valel's scorecard, which gave him all three rounds, is completely laughable. Veretennikov got the worse of the action over the course of the first ten minutes, but not by a significant margin. The truth of the matter is that neither man accomplished a whole lot. Veretennikov picked up the pace in Round 3 with Barlow clearly tiring, but the damage was already done. The lone bit of good news for Veretennikov is that he will walk away with a chunk of Barlow's purse after the latter missed weight by a quarter pound Friday morning.
The 34-year-old Veretennikov looked better than expected in his UFC debut, but no, he didn't deserve to win this fight, and judge Jerin Valel's scorecard, which gave him all three rounds, is completely laughable. Veretennikov got the worse of the action over the course of the first ten minutes, but not by a significant margin. The truth of the matter is that neither man accomplished a whole lot. Veretennikov picked up the pace in Round 3 with Barlow clearly tiring, but the damage was already done. The lone bit of good news for Veretennikov is that he will walk away with a chunk of Barlow's purse after the latter missed weight by a quarter pound Friday morning.
Fighting Barlow in August
Veretennikov will take on Danny Barlow at a UFC event in Las Vegas on August 10, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Veretennikov will take the place of the injured Uros Medic and battle the undefeated Barlow in August. The 34-year-old Kazakhstani will be making his UFC debut in the bout and will hope to use his stopping power (nine of 12 professional wins by KO/TKO) to overcome a size and reach disadvantage against the younger Barlow.
Veretennikov will take the place of the injured Uros Medic and battle the undefeated Barlow in August. The 34-year-old Kazakhstani will be making his UFC debut in the bout and will hope to use his stopping power (nine of 12 professional wins by KO/TKO) to overcome a size and reach disadvantage against the younger Barlow.