The UFC was busy announcing new fights. Below are some of the new forthcoming midnight set for spring UFC cards, and my initial thoughts on them.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Due to an injury to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has obtained a short-notice struggle against Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 145, occurring February 23 in The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. MMABrasil broke the news. Prazeres (26-2) is 10-2 in the UFC entire and will be riding an eight-fight win streak at the moment. He had trouble making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and since 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 has experience fighting in ACB, and the majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he’s also fought an extremely low level of competition and Prazeres is a major step up. I expect Prazeres to be a good favorite here, and he deserves it after the recent series he has 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 2, taking place March 30 at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The information broke. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak with all of his wins coming by choice. Barzola’s album is impressive, but his lack of finishing instincts could damage him as he progresses up the featherweight ranks. Aguilar (16-1) is coming from 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 against Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but he’s been perfect in his MMA career. This is a fairly solid matchup between two guys on win stripes but according to his ability to really finish a struggle I’d have to prefer Aguilar to get his hands raised.
Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 147
Due to an injury to Cezar Ferreira, Ian Heinisch is stepping up as an injury replacement to carry 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 in the UFC and is coming from a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is now riding a four-fight win series and is coming from a successful UFC debut when he conquered the above Ferreira by choice. His only career defeat came from Markus Perez, who just submitted Anthony Hernandez in UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a very solid matchup between two middleweights with future title aspirations. The two Breese and Heinisch are extremely well-rounded fighters and this will be a close battle. I would have to prefer Breese just based on the fact that the fight is in England, however I anticipate Heinisch to be somewhat aggressive in this matchup and that he could be worth looking at as a dog.
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