NEW UFC BOUTS LINED UP INCLUDING TOM BREESE VS. IAN HEINISCH
The UFC has been busy announcing new fights. Following are a few of the newest upcoming bouts set for spring UFC cards, and my first thoughts on them.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Due to an accident to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has taken a short-notice struggle against Michel Prazeres in UFC Fight Night 145, occurring February 23 in The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. MMABrasil broke the information. Prazeres (26-2) is 10-2 at the UFC entire and is riding an eight-fight win series right now. He had difficulty making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and because moving up to welterweight has looked even better with back-to-back wins over Zak Cummings and Bartosz Fabinski. Naurdiev (17-2) is making his UFC debut on the potency of back-to-back knockout wins. He’s experience fighting in ACB, along with the majority of his wins have come by stoppage. However he has also fought an extremely low level of rivalry and Prazeres is a major step up. I anticipate Prazeres to be a solid favorite here, and he deserves it after the recent run he has went on inside the Octagon.
Enrique Barzola vs. Kevin Aguilar, UFC on ESPN two Featherweights Enrique Barzola and Kevin Aguilar are set to meet UFC on ESPN 2, occurring March 30 at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The news broke. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 in the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win series together with all his wins coming from decision. Barzola’s record is remarkable, but his lack of completing instincts could hurt him as he progresses up the featherweight ranks. Aguilar (16-1) is coming off of a powerful UFC debut when he won a unanimous decision over Rick Glenn, and overall he’s riding an eight-fight win streak. His only career loss came against Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but he’s been perfect in his MMA career. This is a pretty good matchup between two men on win streaks but according to his ability to really finish a struggle I would have to prefer Aguilar to receive his hands raised.
Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 147
Because of an injury to Cezar Ferreira, Ian Heinisch is stepping up as an injury replacement to take on Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 147, taking place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Breese (11-1) is 4-1 at the UFC and is coming from a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is currently riding a four-fight win series and is coming off of a successful UFC debut when he defeated the aforementioned Ferreira by choice. His only career defeat came against Markus Perez, who just filed Anthony Hernandez in UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a really good matchup between two middleweights with future name ambitions. The two Breese and Heinisch are very well-rounded fighters and this is going to be a close battle. I would have to favor Breese just based on the fact the fight is in England, but I anticipate Heinisch to be very competitive in this matchup and he could be well worth considering as a dog.
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