While UFC 260 has actually been ravaged by “COVID procedures”, its initial contests were never that fantastic to start with. Jessica Penne may be a previous UFC title challenger, but she hasn’t won a battle given that2014 Losing her contest against Hannah Goldy to COVID isn’t a massive loss. Randa Markos was also pulled from her fight with Luana Pinheiro for COVID, however Markos has lost whatever sheen she has. With those losses, it leaves the prelims with a lot of fighters wanting to establish themselves with none of them having the can’t- miss possibility label connected to them. I’ll admit numerous appear like they might be fun, but this is a poor presentation of initial contests for a PPV.
- There weren’t many who thought Alonzo Menifield was ever going to be a title competitor, however the few on that bandwagon most likely leapt off over the course of 2020 following his losses to Devin Clark and Ovince Saint Preux. He’s getting a considerable action down in competition as he welcomes Fabio Cherant to the company. Menifield by means of TKO of RD1
- Jared Gooden didn’t come close to winning his UFC launching versus Alan Jouban, however that does not mean there weren’t a number of positives to take out of his efficiency. Given that Gooden’s takedown defense has actually been shady in the past, it would be good to have some more information given Abubakar Nurmagomedov is going to make every effort to take him to the mat. Nurmagomedov via decision
- At one point, it appeared like Michal Oleksiejczuk was on the verge of being a real lobbyist in the light heavyweight division. He gassed versus Ovince Saint Preux and got manhandled by Jimmy Crute in his subsequent contest and it looks like he’s this close from being revealed the door. Being undersized has actually overtaken the Pole, needing him to work out a ridiculous quantity of energy to things takedowns in addition to occasionally making his own effort to take the fight to the mat. Modestas Bukauskas will be another physically enforcing figure when standing beside Oleksiejczuk, however the Lithuanian hardly ever makes an effort to muscle his challenger around the cage. Instead, the lanky striker prefers circling around the cage, searching for openings to land his brief and simple punching mixes and kicks. It can be frustrating as Bukauskas lateral motion makes him difficult to capture and he may already have one of the very best gas tanks in the department. If Oleksiejczuk can close the distance, he has one-punch power. If he can’t it’s going to be a long night. I’ll favor Bukauskas to use his long reach to keep Oleksiejczuk at bay and outpoint the previous bright prospect, though Bukauskas lack of fumbling or grappling does fret me. Bukauskas by means of decision
- City Kickboxing has actually gotten a great deal of attention since late, mainly due to the current successes of Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkov. Some of their members have actually been overlooked, including Shane Young While it seems highly unlikely he’ll ever be champion, the kickboxer does make things exciting with his continuously pressure and high output. What holds Young back is his absence of three things: power, variety in his attack, and defense. It isn’t like Omar Morales is among the very best in those 3 classifications within the department either, however he does have Young beat pretty comfortably in all those locations. Part of that can be credited to Morales being a huge featherweight, making excellent use of his reach and picking his spots well. Nevertheless, if Morales is not able to put Young away, there’s an excellent possibility Young can outwork the Venezuelan representative. However, Morales tends to press too and there’s an even much better possibility he can attract a forward moving Young to rest shorty after meeting Morales’ fist. Morales through TKO of RD2
- If you believe Abu Azaitar was briefly cut from the UFC for a bag of potatoes, you have him confused with his brother, Ottman. Abu debuted in the UFC nearly 3 years back and hasn’t been seen since, making it easy to mix him up for his brother. At middleweight, Abu is also considerably bigger, however he is likewise just as reckless on the feet as his younger brother, winging hooks with reckless desert in hopes of protecting an emphasize reel KO. That description isn’t too away the mark for his opponent, Marc-Andre Barriault The Canadian has shown to be a superior filthy boxer, brutalizing Oskar Piechota with uppercuts in his latest appearance. Barriault’s method is pretty particular minded, but he has actually likewise shown to be incredibly challenging to put away in spite of substandard defense. Therefore, Barriault’s opponents have needed to outwork and outsmart him. Azaitar has some wrestling to fall back on, but he normally doesn’t use it. That could cost him as I favor the Canadian to be simply a bit busier if they end up engaging in a firefight. Regardless, this is not only a difficult contest to choose, it’s likewise an under-the-radar choice for FOTN. Barriault through TKO of RD2
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