The UFC was busy announcing new struggles. Below are some of the newest forthcoming midnight set for spring UFC cards, and my first thoughts on these.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Because of an accident to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has taken a short-notice fight 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 in the UFC overall and is riding an eight-fight win series at the moment. He had difficulty making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and because moving up to welterweight has looked even better using 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 has experience fighting in ACB, along with the majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he has also fought an extremely low level of rivalry and Prazeres is a significant step up. I anticipate Prazeres to be a good favorite here, and he deserves it after the recent run he’s went on within the Octagon.
Enrique Barzola vs. Kevin Aguilar, UFC on ESPN two Featherweights Enrique Barzola and Kevin Aguilar are set to meet UFC on ESPN two, occurring March 30 in Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MMAWeekly broke the information. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 in the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak together with all his wins coming from choice. Barzola’s record is remarkable, but his lack of finishing instincts could damage him as he advances 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 is riding an eight-fight win streak. His only career loss came from Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but he’s been perfect in his MMA career. This is a fairly solid matchup between two men on win stripes but based on his capacity to really complete a struggle I’d have to favor Aguilar to get 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 in 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 off of 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 introduction when he conquered the above Ferreira by decision. His only career defeat came against Markus Perez, who just filed Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a really solid matchup between two middleweights with future title aspirations. Both Breese and Heinisch are very well-rounded fighters and this will be a close fight. I’d have to favor Breese just based on the fact that the fight is in England, however I anticipate Heinisch to be very aggressive in this matchup and he is worth considering as a dog.
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