NEW BOUTS ADDED TO UFC SACRAMENTO INCLUDING RETURN OF NICCO MONTANO

The UFC recently announced its return to Sacramento, California, set for July 13 at Golden 1 Center. Quite a few new bouts are added to the card, and my first thoughts on them are under.
Nicco Montano vs. Sara McMann, UFC Fight Night 155
Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano will go back to the Octagon as she moves upward into the bantamweight division when she chooses on Sara McMann. Montano (4-2) won TUF 26 with a choice win over Roxanne Modafferi back in December 2017 but hasn’t competed since then due to some USADA breach and numerous problems making weight. She conducted through the contest on TUF, but so far hasn’t done anything at the UFC. Maybe moving up in weight will help her out, but it is hard to say at this point. McMann (11-5) 5-5 overall from the UFC and hasn’t won a fight since a 2017 submission win over Gina Mazany. Since then she’s dropped back-to-back entry defeats to Ketlen Vieira and Marion Reneau and resembles a shell of her former self. This is fantastic matchmaking here and also an intriguing style matchup, but with bettors surely looking to fade McMann I’d expect Montano to be a slight favorite in this one.
Ryan Hall vs. Darren Elkins, UFC 155
Featherweights Ryan Hall and Darren Elkins are place to fight. Hall (7-1) won TUF 22 and has since moved 3-0 in the UFC with wins over Artem Lobov, Gray Maynard, and in his last outing, a beautiful heel hook submission win over BJ Penn.. He barely struggles, but if he does he has revealed some great potential. Elkins (24-7) is 14-6 overall in the UFC but has lost back-to-back fights to Ricardo Lamas and Alexander Volkanovski. However, he is one of the toughest fighters at 145lbs there’s. Although Hall is an excellent grappler, Elkins ought to have the ability to neutralize him, and awarded all of his achievement in the UFC he must be the favorite in this fight.
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Livia Renata Souza, UFC 155
An intriguing women’s strawweight bout between Cynthia Calvillo and Livia Renata Souza is also set for this card. Calvillo (8-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and has won back-to-back fights over Poliana Botelho and Cortney Casey because her lone career reduction to Carla Esparza. Souza (13-1) is currently riding a four-fight win series and has won both of her UFC bouts over Alex Chambers and Sarah Frota. This is a great fight between two of the best strawweights in the world. If I had to guess, Calvillo will be a small favorite because of having more UFC experience and a bigger name, but Souza is a live dog to win this battle.
Benito Lopez vs. Martin Day And finally, bantamweight prospects Benito Lopez and Martin Day are set to clash. Lopez (9-1) is 1-1 in the UFC with a decision win over Albert Morales along with a submission loss to Manny Bermudez in his final outing, the initial loss of his MMA career. However, he’s only 25 and remains a leading prospect in 135lbs. Day (8-3) lost a split decision to Pingyuan Liu in his UFC debut last year. Although Day is a solid fighter, Lopez has much more upside and should be the preferred here.
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