From London, England, we go to the American Airlines arena, Dallas, Texas, USA to declare the new welterweight champion. 7's long-running champion Georges St-Pierre has left a big gap in the class, but the young athletes who are coming seem able to cover him well and prove it to us in these races.
Johnny Hendricks in Robbie Lawler
Hendricks after six consecutive victories, faced the champion in November and did well, but the referees did not give him the victory, now he has a second chance with a seemingly easier opponent to finally wrap in his waist, the champion's belt . Lawler entered the ufc after a decent run in strikeforce and with three impressive victories, he is given the opportunity to win the title. They both have very strong fists, with an impressive fight which means that it will be very difficult for them to put each other on the ground, so the standing battle is very likely to compensate us with a knockout.
Carlos Condit in Tyron Woodley
It is very likely that the winner of this match will be the next contender for the title. Cond it was proclaimed interim champion when it defeated Nick Diaz but when Georges St-Pierre came back healthy from his injury, it was as if he had told him in their battle "as far as you can". He has always had a weakness in takedown defense, almost anyone with a remarkable fight can put him on the ground.But he knows his weakness and from battle to battle he seems to reduce and improve it.In standing battle he is excellent and dangerous to all opponents.Woodley has the characteristic of a wrestler, he fell in love However, he prefers to knock out his opponents rather than fight them, there are many scenarios for the development of this match, so we do not bet on it.
Hector Lombard in Jake Shields
This is the next pair in the welterweight class with their eyes on the title. Shields is one of the most boring fighters in his class. In upright battle he is unacceptable, with his fists he can not kill even a mosquito and his kicks are weak. Instead of improving in those areas where he has a weakness, you train in those that excel, wrestling and brazilian jiu jitsu. He clings like a leech to the opponent and tries to tire them to drag them to the ground and subdue them. Lombard has very strong punches and the black belt with 4 dan in judo helps him stay upright against the wrestlers. But he has a lot of muscles which means that he will get tired in the 2nd and 3rd round. I see the battle unfolding with the fighters stuck to the cell wall for one or two rounds and in the 3rd round they will be tired, lying on the ground. Shields will always have the advantage there.
Diego Sanchez at Myles Jury
Sanchez is a very aggressive fighter who always pleases the crowds with his lack of strategy. That's why he makes a lot of mistakes and you get hurt a lot, as a result of which he loses the most important battles of his career. The Jury is young, undefeated and promising. He always has as his primary tactic to lead the fight on the ground with his fight and if he does not succeed he will go conservatively until he wins the necessary points with blows. I predict that once again, Sanchez's aggression will prove to be his Achilles heel.
Nikita Krylov in Ovine Saint Preux
Krilov recently won a very impressive heavyweight division. Because he was very weak in relation to the opponents, he changed category so as not to have a physical handicap. Saint Preux is about the same height and size as Krylov, he is very athletic and has a lot of strength. But since Krylov did very well against opponents with greater body weight, why not appear as good in the light heavyweight category? After all, the performance is very good.
Kevin Gastelum in Rick Story
Gastelum is one of my favorite fighters but unfortunately the rest of the world likes him too. This results in him being given as a favorite with a very experienced opponent. He has only had 8 fights in his career but in the ultimate fighter he was very impressive and continued to impress in the ufc. He is an excellent wrestler, he never backs down and has very strong punches. Story is one of the smallest fighters in his class and has many ups and downs in his performance. He is capable of the best and the worst. My only concern for Gastelum is his physical condition after the minor injury. But that will not discourage me from trusting him.
Dennis Bermudez in Jimy Hettes
Ο Bermudez has 6 consecutive wins in the ufc and in every match he looks even more impressive, he has a lot of power, he can literally catch opponents, lift them in the air and throw them with force on the ground. But if in this fight he makes the mistake of fighting the opponent on the ground, he will risk submission. But because he is smart and has tactics, I believe that he will be able to keep the battle in an upright position to always have the advantage. Hettes has only one defeat in his career which came from an opponent who was able to keep the fight afloat. On the ground he has an insidious ability to catch opponents with submissives. Most likely we will see 3 whole rounds, because both withstand many blows.
Sean Spencer at Alex Garcia
Spencer has one fight and one more than Garcia. He has not shown anything impressive in his career so far. Garcia seems to have better features and looks more impressive. But the odds for two seemingly equal fighters are not very fair. I think Garcia will win but I do not want to bet on him at such a low price.
Bubba McDaniel in Sean Strickland
McDaniel is one of the fighters who does very well in training but in the fights he makes a lot of mistakes, I see him having the advantage only on the ground. The undefeated Strickland looks good in a standing ovation from the few videos I've seen but he needs to prove more to me to trust him.
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