It's not "Rocky" but "Dragon" is related.
The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) has returned to Moscow in the morning / afternoon Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action on Saturday (November 9, 2019) in Russia since September 2018.
The main event is that Dagestani's ultra-small Zabit Magomedsharipov was beaten in a featherweight battle over the title title against American knockout artist Calvin Kattar, and heavyweight veteran Alexander Volkov appears to have faced him with a short notice to Greg Hardy.
Between Zelim Imadaev and Danny Roberts is the Welterweight slobberknocker and the immortal Ed Herman with Khadis Ibragimov.
Our ordinary main card guy made the classic mistake of invading Russia during the winter, so he's on his mission once again. We have a standard “preliminary” print here and advice on weekly gambling here.
Let's see what our fellow superpowers should offer us.
145 lb .: Zabit “ZaBeast” Magomedsharipov (17-1) vs. Calvin “Boston Finisher” Kattar (20-3)
Magomedsharipov is not the youngest prospect the UFC has to offer, but there was certainly mortal sparkle among his heroes. In other words, he seems to be struggling to get his persistent opponent out of the punching range as the battle progresses. Both Kyle Bochniak and Jeremy Stephens had a strong three rounds against him, Bochniak admitted with the help of Magomedsharipov's broken hand, and Brandon Davis had a lot of success until Magomedsharipov decided to bring it south.
It was crutches. Every time Magomedsharipov was in trouble with his feet, he tricked code-level wrestling to save himself. What we need to see is what happens when it's not an option, and Kattar may have the skills to show us.
Kattar has the most powerful boxing that Magomedsharipov has ever faced. Only Sheymon Moraes got close and he was too busy to do the job. On the wrestling side, he took his stand against Chris Fishgold's capable takedown artist, and he hasn't seen a "Boston Finisher" for many wrestlers, but it's still more impressive than Davis or Bochniak's pick. .
He reached the crossroad by Renato Moicano, but Brazil proved ja better than Magomedsharipov and his ability to fight on the hind feet.
This is a fight much closer than the one-sided odds suggest, and chose Kattar for five rounds. Likewise, Magomedsharipov once again survives the late boxing rush to bank two rounds and claim the decision.
Prediction: Magomedsharipov through unanimous decision
265 lbs: Alexander "Drago" Volkov (30-7) vs. Greg Hardy (5-1)
Well, we finally had a Greg Hardy sink or swimming game that we asked for. Volkov is a cardio machine that regularly lands more than 100 attacks per 15 minutes of combat for Hardy's fighters, whose gas tanks are incredibly proven. Hardy has no skill or inclination to exploit Wolf's traditional offensive deficiency weaknesses, and “Drago” has historically proven to be shot from people who are not named Derek Lewis.
Volkov is exponentially more experienced than anyone faced by Hardy so far. Juan Adams, who had made Hardy's greatest stylistic challenge before I fought, lost his calm and went to an embarrassing takedown. Volkov is trained for one of the heaviest hitters in Junior Dos Santos and is not threatened by Hardy.
This is where I recognize Hardy's puncher opportunities. The same is true for everyone in the UFC heavyweight division. But unless Voklov's confidence is badly shaken by Lewis knockout, Hardy won't find a score for a more seasoned and technically skilled striker, especially since he doesn't reach a seasoned custom. Volkov asks him together for a clean decision or a late strike.
Prediction: Volkov through unanimous decision
£ 170: Zelim Imadaev (8-1) vs. Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts (16-5)
Danny Roberts has a nicely rounded game and finishing skills on both feet and mats. He also tends to worry that no power shots eat his way. Roberts has no defensive aptitude or durability to confront many knockout artists in the Welterweight division, whether it's a haymaker from Mike Perry or an improvised madness from Michel Pereira.
Rough debut or no, Imada F is definitely a number of them. He has a hammer in the hands of skill, speed and aggression, enough to achieve his goal. His biggest problem is his takedown defense and his ability to get off the cage, and given that Roberts didn't start wrestling once in nine UFC fights, he doesn't play an important role in this matchup.
Roberts used tools to recreate Perry's and Pereira's efforts to reach inconsistencies with the young and powerful freshmen. Russia landed the bomb in the first few minutes, dramatically completing its work.
Prediction: Imadaev through first round knockout
205 lb: Khadis Ibragimov (8-1) vs. Ed “Short Fuse” Herman (24-14)
This was originally the Herman against Gadzhimurad Antigulov, who was the most pleasantly overkill in UFC. It was most likely that Anti Gurov would choke him or that Herman would kneel and foolishly smash after emptying the three-minute gas tank.
This matchup is a bit tricky. Ibragimov can no longer lose weight, and unlike the middleweight, which is legally large inductive force, it is 15 years younger and legal Light Heavyweight. His UFC debut was encouraging. Yves Lagoff whipped round to failure in an inferior grapple down definition.
But the terrible thing is that you are worried about Herman's age and wear. The “short fuse” is 1 to 3 with 205 pounds in the UFC, the only win being a prominent victory for Pat Cummins. He's not enough striker to make up for his lack of speed, even against a half-baked standup artist like Ibragimov, and he's never good at breaking out under powerful top control artists. If I don't fight emotionally as Yves Ragoff did for emotions, the more forgiving part of my brain would be willing to chalk up late notices and octagonal jitter. You can't stop him from judo throwing Herman at the beginning of each. It is round and cools there.
Herman won't count him because he has a habit of ruining my plan, but I don't think there's enough space left in the tank to handle the physical inconsistency.
Prediction: Ibragimov through unanimous decision
£ 170: Ramazan “Gorret” Ephem (18-3) vs. Anthony Rocco Martin (18-5)
I remember getting excited about Emeev's Octagon debut in 2017. He hit Anatoly Tokov, which I screwed up the store at quite high “Slava” Vasilevsky and now Bellator. I will admit that he did not burn the world with three UFC victories. The lack of momentum that does not help as a result of injury and visa issues at present, 14 months of layoff, still seems to be a minority to Welterweight under the elite.
When Martin saw 170, the fight against Demian Maia suggests a tough evening when he defeated powerful grapples like Keita Nakamura and Ryan LaFlare. His kickboxing edge doesn't matter when the middleweight man doesn't shoot from the ass, and when Martin is strong in the top position, the bottom game isn't a scary place.
The entertainment value of this fight is inversely proportional to Emeev's fight control. Unfortunately, it is of considerable value to viewers. Martin stays on his feet when he touches "Gorets" with his hands, but he does his best, but Emeev gets on the rack after a minute of control.
Prediction: Emeev through unanimous decision
205 Pound: Shamil “Umar” Gamzatov (13-0) vs. Klidson “Urso Branco” Abreu (15-3)
Gamzatov is a great sign that has more momentum than Brazilian enemies. "Umar" appeared to be a strong contender before injuring the first round in the PFL middleweight playoffs last year, and Abreu's two octagonal appearances saw him greatly defeated by Magomed Ankalaev through a hem split decision and scraped by Sam Alvey.
But the more you see this matchup, the more you will see Abreu's favor. Gamzatov passes by Rodney Wallace, is eliminated in three fights and gives up multiple kills before being saved as "Sho & # 39; nuff & # 39; s" fatigue. He usually supplies gas regularly in two rounds. He is a natural middleweight who climbs against guy guys weighing in 235 for the heavyweight bout last year.
Gamzatov is a better striker overall, but his habits leading to naked kicks and lack of fluidity are largely open to takeout and should be avoided at all costs in exchange for submissions from Brazilian calibers. Hall's “Umar” ace is the power of the right hand, which is a way of victory that allows Abreu's two professional strike losses to be considered, but the former was not a one-shot artist for 185 associates.
Potato tops will own this fight as long as they stay on foot. Unfortunately Abreu will not put him there. Brazil scores with a quick kick and backs up with anger.
Prediction: Abreu with first submission
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