This Saturday (November 9, 2019) UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) travels to Moscow, Russia for UFC Fight Night 163. UFC's recent trip to Moscow is no different from other recent Russian events. A difficult name to spell. The main and co-main events had a decent name, but the main card continues the trend of excellent and somewhat unknown talent, so let's analyze the main card fight!
Note: Later in the week, Jesse Holland will preview and predict the biggest fight of the night.
Base weight or above: Zelim Imadaev vs. Danny Roberts
Best win for Imadaev? Ivan Gluak For Roberts? David Sawada
Current march: Imadaev lost their UFC debut in April but Roberts lost two straight
X-argument: Can Roberts not be caught?
How do these two match? This is a sure action fight.
Imadaev's defensive wrestling proved responsible in his debut opposite Max Griffin, but Russia showed a lot of grit and kickboxing skills. The 24-year-old striker made a bigger headline because of our actions, but almost started fighting Griffin several times outside the octagon.
The Roberts of England have a lot of attack skills and are definitely one of the dangerous and dangerous fighters, but they can catch you suddenly at any point. As a result, he tried to achieve consistent success in the octagon, but his fights were all very pleasant.
Both young fighters are difficult to predict because they have proven dangerous to attack but have defensive problems. So one big shot can instantly change your momentum, and these blows are more likely to reach this game than most.
Based on Imadaev's debut he certainly has the potential. Griffin greatly favors arguing, but Imada F's kickboxing turned Griffin into a dedicated wrestler. Roberts has not yet shown that option in his back pocket, so Imada F will be able to get the slug fest he wants and be better able to withstand the exchange.
Prediction: Imadaev through knockout
Base weight or above: Ramajan Emef vs. Anthony Rocco Martin
Best win for Emeev? Sam Alby To Martin? Sergio More
Current march: Emeev won three straight games, and Martin came short in the last game.
X-argument: Can Emeev take a takedown?
How do these two match? Unfortunately, these two are quite a small amount of strikers. This will make the game quite slow. Luckily they are both skilled, so will they probably do their best to each other?
Emeev proved to be surprisingly efficient inside the octagon. "Gorets" bursts into a good combination and does a great job of hiding the takedown attempt behind that shot. In this victory, Emeev hardly absorbed a shot.
Since moving up to 170 pounds, Martin has proved a valuable addition to the Welterweight roster. With Southpaw's counter-punching and smooth jiu-jitsu's strength, Martin won four fights, but Demian Maia's elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu proved too much for his rivals.
At first, it seems Emeev will make another definite but clear decision with a larger amount of touch and sometimes a successful takedown. However, all four of Martin's recent defeats have attempted a similar strategy, and for the most part, Martin was able to manually land a better strike and defend his elimination.
This is an important step in the competition with Emeev, and I expect it to be too much touch.
Prediction: Martin by Decision
Middleweight: Klidson Abreu and Shamil Gamzatov
Best win for Abreu? Sam Alby To potato toffee? Eddie Gordon
Current march: Abreu made his UFC debut recently, and Gamzatov got this chance after winning 13 times outside of Octagon.
X-argument: Who wins the wrestling battle?
How do these two match? Two decorated grapples can fall into a fight.
Abreu won most of the matches by submission, but Sam Alvey's takedown defense was disappointing in his debut. "Russian terrorism" puts pressure and a fierce kick strategy on it, racing most of the third round. Gamzatov, meanwhile, is an undefeated veteran of the PFL (Professional Fighters League). He is a sure ground expert, finishing the majority victory at the top.
Each time a pair of fighters focused on their contributions are matched, the fight gets more attention to other aspects of the game. As a result, other characteristics, such as kickboxing, wrestling or heart, are likely to prove determinants and what are the key factors here?
Building on his success in the PFL, I think Gamzatov is a better wrestler. Gamzatov must be able to shuffle the enemies and knock down the cards when they are at the top rank.
Prediction: potato toffee through crystals
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