NEW UFC BOUTS LINED UP INCLUDING TOM BREESE VS. IAN HEINISCH
The UFC was busy announcing new fights. Following are a few of the new forthcoming midnight set for spring UFC cards, and my first thoughts on them.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Because of an accident to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has taken a short-notice struggle against Michel Prazeres in 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 at the UFC overall and is riding an eight-fight win series right now. He had difficulty making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and because moving up to welterweight has arguably 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, along with the vast majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he has also fought an extremely low level of competition and Prazeres is a significant step up. I anticipate Prazeres to be a good favorite here, and he deserves it after the current 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 match at UFC on ESPN 2, occurring March 30 in Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The news broke. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and is now riding a four-fight win series with all his wins coming from decision. Barzola’s album 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 successful UFC debut when he won a unanimous decision over Rick Glenn, and overall he’s riding an eight-fight win streak. His only career loss came against Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but otherwise he’s been perfect in his MMA career. This is a pretty good matchup between two men on win streaks but based on his capacity to actually complete a struggle I would have to favor Aguilar to receive 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 at 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 from a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is now riding a four-fight win streak and is coming from a successful UFC debut when he defeated the aforementioned Ferreira by choice. His only career defeat came against Markus Perez, who just submitted Anthony Hernandez in UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a very solid matchup between two middleweights with future name aspirations. The two Breese and Heinisch are very well-rounded fighters and this will be a close battle. I would have to prefer Breese only based on the fact the struggle is in England, but I anticipate Heinisch to be somewhat competitive in this matchup and that he could be worth considering as a dog.
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