Of these two new Ultimate Fighting Championship pairings, one of them might not make much sense.
On Thursday and Friday, two interesting matches at 185 pounds were slotted into the lineup for UFC Chicago. The middleweight contests will play out inside of the United Center on Aug. 16. The first, as announced by the Fighting Nerds team, pits Gerald Meerschaert (37-19) against Michal Oleksiejczuk (20-9, 1 NC) in about as quintessential of a striker vs. grappler affair one could make. The second, which was released by the promotion itself on Friday, takes place between Jared Cannonier (18-8) and Michael Page (23-3).