A pair of high-profile bouts in the UFC lightweight and heavyweight divisions are added to forthcoming struggle cards, and I will give my first thoughts on those brand new matchups in the current MMA odds and ends.
Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza, UFC Fight Night 148
An exciting lightweight bout between strikers Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza has been targeted at UFC Fight Night 148, which takes place March 23 at Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. Farah Hannoun broke the information, though ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that the struggle may occur at UFC Fight Night 149 another week at Philadelphia. Either way, it appears like this fight will happen, which is good news for MMA fans because it pits among the most dangerous and fascinating strikers in the lightweight division against each other.
Gaethje (19-2) is 2-2 so far in the UFC but is now a household name to MMA fans as a result of his ability to put in an amazing show. He has already racked up five bonus awards, including three”Fight of the Night” awards and two”Performance of the Night” awards, such as a bonus for his KO over James Vick past August. He has been prone to being knocked out at the UFC as he dropped to Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez, but as he showed against Vick and Michael Johnsonhe has unbelievable knockout power himself. Barboza (20-6) is 14-6 overall in the UFC and in his last fight he put on the 2018″Beatdown of the Year” because of his barbarous TKO win over Dan Hooker. Barboza is known for his mortal leg kicks and incredible knockout energy, but like Gaethje he has been prone to the knockout as well.
This looks to be an amazing battle on paper, and also the fact it is set for five rounds is just tremendous. Both guys are excellent fighters and I’m anticipating a close gaming lineup. Now, it looks like near a Select ‘em fight, but thinking about how good Barboza looked in his last fight he may get more support from bettors due to recency bias.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis, UFC Fight Night 148
A heavyweight matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis can also be place for UFC Fight Night 148. FloCombat’s Nolan King broke the news. Blaydes (10-2, 1 NC) is 5-2, 1 NC at the UFC and in his last fight suffered a brutal knockout loss to Francis Ngannou. He’d won four straight fights before that, though, like a TKO over Alistair Overeem, and may easily get back to the heavyweight title talks with another couple of wins. Willis (8-1) is 4-0 in the UFC and in his final fight picked up the biggest win of his career thus far over Mark Hunt. The problem with Willis is that he hasn’t shown off considerably completing ability in the UFC, and his wrestling is very likely to be negated in this matchup against Blaydes. It’s heavyweight so that you can not ever count out anyone, but on paper this seems like Blaydes’ struggle to win and I expect him to be a strong favorite when the odds come out.
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