The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) heavyweight hitters Derrick Lewis and Blagoi Ivanov will be thrown out of Madison Square Garden in New York New York this Saturday (November 2, 2019) at UFC 244.
After starting his UFC career with Junior Dos Santos, the former Professional Fighters League (PFL) heavyweight kingpin, Ivanov, won a definite victory and made it to the top ten. Yourself in the title mix, this makes the bout an important opportunity. On the other side of the equation, the "black beast" is back! Lewis may never feel the technical wonder, but he always promises to violate and punch until the bell rings.
Let's take a closer look at the key to each person's victory.
Blagoi Ivanov
record: 18-2 (1)
Main win: Ben Rothwell (UFC Fight Night 146), Shawn Jordan (WSOF 35), Tai Tuivasa (UFC 238), Josh Copeland (WSOF 31)
Main loss: Junior Dos Santos (UFC Fight Night 133), Alexander Volkov (Bella Thor 120)
Key to victory: Ivanov does not wrestle very often, despite his impressive qualifications in Sambo and Judo battles. Instead, Ivanov catches his opponent with a bait with a tricky counter-puncher, pulls his head off the centerline and throws bricks at the enemy's jawline.
Ivanov is well controlled and did not stop with a strike, so its durability is a great help.
In general, Lewis is not particularly difficult to strike. He jumps into a crazy kick with a nasty punch and moves forward. Overall, Ivanov has the skills to land a better punch in many fights.
Most of Lewis's opponents fall into the trap of participating too often. They beat him and realize it's easy to hit him and do it again. After all, Lewis can't count the big counter or his enemies are so tired that he can't avoid the apparent power punch that comes back to himself. Ivanov's counter-based style should Avoid such pitfalls. But it is still important for him to manage his energy carefully.
Derek Lewis
record: 21-7-1
Major victoryFrancis Ngannou (UFC 226), Alexander Volkov (UFC 229), Marcin Tybura (UFC Fight Night 126), Travis Browne (UFC Fight Night 105), Shamil Abdurakhimov (UFC Fight Night 102)
Major lossDaniel Cormier (UFC 230), Junior dos Santos (UFC Fight Night 146), Mark Hunt (UFC Fight Night 110), Shawn Jordan (UFC Fight Night 68)
The key to victory: Not much technology to discuss with Derek Lewis. He jumps on kick-and-bang in his pocket with a powerful punch, and can simply stand up every time he falls.
Not complicated, but effective.
Lewis 'approach to fights of all sizes made it difficult to write a strategy, but I'd like to focus a bit more on cutting Lewis' cage. Ivanov already enters us quite often, so keeping him there is a good fight. If Lewis can wait until Ivanov's back is near the fence, he's much more likely to fly forward with a heavy punch or a favorite jump kick.
Moving forward and out of range is a waste of energy and hardly gave Lewis a positive result. A few footprints can actually go a long way!
conclusion : This is likely to be an ugly fight.
Ivanov wants 15 minutes of uglyness. There's a lot of proper counter punching, clinching, and takedowns around, or takedowns, a recipe for the likelihood of success. Ivanov doesn't want a lot of fighting or a lot of activity. This is because Lewis offers more opportunities to land bigger. Expect Ivanov to slow this fight, and if it works, a victory can lift Ivanov to the top five.
Lewis is perfectly suited for ugly fights as long as the last 15 seconds live up to expectations. The knockout artist is definitely an important bout because he is trying to avoid three consecutive defeats. The victory proves that Lewis is still associated with the division's top spot, while the loss will send him quite a few rungs down the ladder.
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