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Out on medical suspension
Potieria's has been given a medical suspension and will no longer fight Sharaputdin Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Potieria lost via submission after stepped in on short notice to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 301 on May 4. The fight was ultimately decided via standing guillotine choke just 54 seconds into the first round. But, he appartently also sustained a serious injury when Pereira launched into an acrobatic back flip that ended with his shin connecting with Potieria's face. Potieria was grounded on the mat when this sequence occurred, so some thought this would result in an illegal kick to the head against a grounded opponent. Nonetheless, the move was ruled legal, Potieria will now have to wait for a bounce-back fight after this decisive loss to Pereira.
Potieria lost via submission after stepped in on short notice to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 301 on May 4. The fight was ultimately decided via standing guillotine choke just 54 seconds into the first round. But, he appartently also sustained a serious injury when Pereira launched into an acrobatic back flip that ended with his shin connecting with Potieria's face. Potieria was grounded on the mat when this sequence occurred, so some thought this would result in an illegal kick to the head against a grounded opponent. Nonetheless, the move was ruled legal, Potieria will now have to wait for a bounce-back fight after this decisive loss to Pereira.
Lasts 54 seconds at UFC 301
Potieria lost to Michel Pereira via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:54 of Round 1 at UFC 301 on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
Accepting this fight on short notice and entering as a +425 underdog, Potieria was just background noise for this fight, and he filled his role to perfection. It almost certainly wouldn't have made a difference, but Ihor did absorb an accidental knee/shin to the head area prior to being choked out. Sporting a 2-3 UFC record entering the evening, Potieria had nothing to lose by accepting this fight and got a Pay-Per-View payday out of it. The bigger issue for the 27-year-old Ukrainian at this point is what comes next. The company isn't going to go out of their way to promote a guy with just a pair of wins in a half-dozen fights with the company.
Accepting this fight on short notice and entering as a +425 underdog, Potieria was just background noise for this fight, and he filled his role to perfection. It almost certainly wouldn't have made a difference, but Ihor did absorb an accidental knee/shin to the head area prior to being choked out. Sporting a 2-3 UFC record entering the evening, Potieria had nothing to lose by accepting this fight and got a Pay-Per-View payday out of it. The bigger issue for the 27-year-old Ukrainian at this point is what comes next. The company isn't going to go out of their way to promote a guy with just a pair of wins in a half-dozen fights with the company.
Takes short-notice fight
Potieria is scheduled to compete against Michel Pereira in a middleweight fight at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro on May 4, per Farah Hannoun of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
Pereira needed a new opponent after Makhmud Muradov withdrew from their scheduled fight at UFC 301. In steps Potieria, a surprising development considering his unclarified situation. After all, he was scheduled to compete against Sharaputdin Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22. It is unclear if Potieria withdrew from fighting Magomedov or will fight them both should his health allow so. Right now, the 27-year-old Ukrainian's concern should be defeating Pereira, bound for a homecoming with wins in each of his last seven bouts.
Pereira needed a new opponent after Makhmud Muradov withdrew from their scheduled fight at UFC 301. In steps Potieria, a surprising development considering his unclarified situation. After all, he was scheduled to compete against Sharaputdin Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22. It is unclear if Potieria withdrew from fighting Magomedov or will fight them both should his health allow so. Right now, the 27-year-old Ukrainian's concern should be defeating Pereira, bound for a homecoming with wins in each of his last seven bouts.
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.