The Octagon heads to Target Center at Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 29 for ESPN 4.

It’s been previously declared the headliner will be a five-round welterweight rematch between former winners Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler, and we understand four of the other fights on the card, including a title eliminator in the flyweight division. These fires are official according to the UFC. The new spells are recorded below, along with my first ideas on them.
Jussier Formiga vs. Joseph Benavidez, UFC on ESPN 4
The most essential of the new batch of struggle announcements is that a flyweight bout between Jussier Formiga and Joseph Benavidez, which is expected to garner the winner a title shot 125lbs. Formiga (23-5) is 9-4 in the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak that includes a dominant win over Deiveson Figueiredo in his final outing. After many years as a gatekeeper, it finally looks like Formiga has turned the page, and it has entered contender status. Benavidez (27-5) is 13-3 at the UFC and is coming from back-to-back wins over Dustin Ortiz and Alex Perez. Both guys are tremendous fighters at the flyweight division, but given Benavidez’ restart and high quality of wins through the years, I would have to prefer him going into this battle.
Maurice Greene vs. Junior Albini, UFC on ESPN 4
Heavyweights Maurice Greene and Junior Albini are scheduled to battle. Greene (7-2) is currently 2-0 at the UFC with back-to-back wins over Jeff Hughes and Michel Batista. The triumph over Hughes was particularly impressive as Greene was an underdog heading into the bout. Albini (14-5) is 1-3 from the UFC and has lost three straight fights including a TKO loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik in his last outing. This is a weird matchup contemplating one fighter is about a win series and the other one is on a losing skid, but if you consider Greene is the hometown fighter, then it resembles the UFC is throwing him a bone here in order to get an easy win in front of his fans. Greene ought to be a big favorite in this one.
Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes, UFC on ESPN 4
An exciting lightweight bout sees Drew Dober take on Marco Polo Reyes. Dober (20-9, 1 NC) is 6-5, 1 NC total in the UFC and is coming from a submission loss to Beneil Dariush. Prior to this Dariush struggle, Dober had won three straight struggles, but once again his lack of entry defense cost him his win series. Reyes (8-5) is currently 4-2 at the UFC and is coming off of a TKO loss to Damir Hadzovic. He has knockout power himselfbut Dober has a good chin so that may not come into play. Both men have been very inconsistent in the UFC, but Dober appears to be a little stronger and that’s why I would marginally prefer him in what should be a stand-up struggle.
Vinicius Moreira vs. Roman Dolidze, UFC on ESPN 4
And lastly, light heavyweights Vinicius Moreira and Roman Dolidze are set to fulfill. Moreira (9-2) is 0-1 in the UFC with a brutal KO loss to Alonzo Menifield within his Octagon debut which snapped a five-fight win streak. Dolidze (6-0) is undefeated so far in his MMA career with all his wins coming by stoppage. Moreira looked terrible in his UFC debut and you have to fade him here and figure Dolidze ought to be able to finish him in catastrophic fashion.
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