A pair of high profile bouts from the UFC lightweight and heavyweight divisions are added to upcoming struggle cards, and I’ll give my first thoughts on these new matchups in today’s MMA odds and ends.
Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza, UFC Fight Night 148
An exciting lightweight connection between strikers Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza has been targeted for UFC Fight Night 148, which takes place March 23 in Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. Farah Hannoun broke the news, although ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported the struggle may take place at UFC Fight Night 149 the next week in Philadelphia. Either way, it appears like this fight is going to take place, which is good news for MMA fans because it pits two of the most dangerous and fascinating strikers from the lightweight division against each other.
Gaethje (19-2) is 2-2 so far in the UFC but has become a household name to MMA fans as a result of his ability to put on an remarkable 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 last August. He’s been prone to being knocked out at the UFC because he dropped to Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez, but because he demonstrated against Vick and Michael Johnsonhe has unbelievable knockout power himself. Barboza (20-6) is 14-6 overall at 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 famous for his mortal leg kicks and amazing knockout energy, but like Gaethje he’s been prone to this knockout as well.
This looks to be an wonderful fight on newspaper, and the fact it’s set for five rounds is just tremendous. Both guys are excellent fighters and I am anticipating a close gaming lineup. Now, it seems like near a Pick ‘em fight, but considering 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 involving Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis is also set for UFC Fight Night 148. FloCombat’s Nolan King broke the information. Blaydes (10-2, 1 NC) is 5-2, 1 NC at the UFC and in his final fight suffered a brutal knockout loss to Francis Ngannou. He’d won four consecutive fights before that, though, including a TKO over Alistair Overeem, and may easily get back to the heavyweight title talks with another few 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 has been that he has not shown off much finishing ability in the UFC, and his wrestling is likely to be negated in this matchup against Blaydes. It is heavyweight so that you can not ever count anyone out, but on paper this looks like Blaydes’ struggle to win and I expect him to be a solid favorite as soon as the odds come out.
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