While UFC 260 has actually been ravaged by “COVID procedures”, its preliminary contests were never that fantastic to start with. Randa Markos was also pulled from her battle with Luana Pinheiro for COVID, but Markos has actually lost whatever sheen she has. I’ll confess several appearance like they could be fun, but this is a below par discussion of initial contests for a PPV.
- There weren’t lots of who believed Alonzo Menifield was ever going to be a title contender, 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 large step down in competitors as he invites Fabio Cherant to the organization. Menifield via TKO of RD1
- Jared Gooden didn’t come close to winning his UFC debut versus Alan Jouban, however that does not suggest there weren’t a number of positives to take out of his efficiency. He revealed a great deal of accuracy, strength, and more durability than numerous thought he had. Regardless, he also showed off his dreadful striking defense and there are still concerns about his takedown defense given Jouban didn’t put that aspect to the test. Given that Gooden’s takedown defense has actually been dubious in the past, it would be great to have some more info offered Abubakar Nurmagomedov is going to make every effort to take him to the mat. Among Abdulmanap’s lots of protégé’s– in addition to being Khabib’s cousin– Abubakar is a monster on the mat. Unfortunately, Abubakar is also reckless, leaving himself open to submissions … provided he he’s aiming to do damage on the mat as he can likewise fall under bouts of inactivity. Abubakar isn’t as diverse of a striker as Gooden, however at the very least utilizes his punches to camouflage his takedown efforts. Provided Gooden’s work off his back is absolutely nothing special, it’s tough to select against the Nurmagomedov name in this contest. Nurmagomedov via choice
- At one point, it looked like Michal Oleksiejczuk was on the verge of being a real mover and shaker in the light heavyweight department. Modestas Bukauskas will be another physically enforcing figure when standing next to Oleksiejczuk, but the Lithuanian seldom makes an effort to muscle his challenger around the cage. Bukauskas by means of choice
- City Kickboxing has actually gotten a lot of attention as of late, mainly due to the recent successes of Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkov. Nevertheless, a few of their members have actually been ignored, including Shane Young While it seems extremely not likely he’ll ever be champ, the kickboxer does make things exciting with his nonstop pressure and high output. What holds Young back is his absence of three things: power, diversity in his attack, and defense. It isn’t like Omar Morales is amongst the very best in those three categories within the division either, however he does have Young beat quite comfortably in all those areas. Part of that can be credited to Morales being a huge featherweight, making good use of his reach and selecting his spots well. If Morales is unable to put Young away, there’s a really good possibility Young can outwork the Venezuelan representative. Morales tends to press too and there’s an even much better possibility he can attract a forward moving Young to take a nap shorty after fulfilling Morales’ fist. Morales via TKO of RD2
- If you think Abu Azaitar was briefly cut from the UFC for a bag of potatoes, you have him puzzled with his bro, Ottman. That description isn’t too far off the mark for his opponent, Marc-Andre Barriault Barriault through TKO of RD2
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