NEW UFC BOUTS LINED UP INCLUDING TOM BREESE VS. IAN HEINISCH
The UFC was busy announcing new fights. Below are some of the newest forthcoming midnight set for spring UFC cards, and my initial thoughts on them.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Because of an injury to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has obtained a short-notice fight against Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 145, occurring February 23 at The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. MMABrasil broke the information. Prazeres (26-2) is 10-2 at the UFC entire and is riding an eight-fight win streak right now. He had difficulty making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and because moving up to welterweight has 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’s experience fighting in ACB, along with the vast majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he’s also fought an extremely low amount of rivalry and Prazeres is a major step up. I expect Prazeres to be a good favorite here, and he deserves it after the recent series he’s 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 two, occurring March 30 in Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MMAWeekly broke the information. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak with all his wins coming by choice. Barzola’s record is remarkable, but his lack of finishing instincts could hurt him as he advances up the featherweight ranks. Aguilar (16-1) is coming from a successful UFC debut when he won a unanimous decision over Rick Glenn, and overall he’s riding an eight-fight win series. His only career loss came from Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but otherwise he’s been perfect in his MMA career. This is a pretty solid matchup between two men on win streaks but based on his capacity to really complete a struggle I would have to prefer Aguilar to receive his hand raised.
Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 147
Because of an injury to Cezar Ferreira, Ian Heinisch is stepping up as an injury replacement to take on Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 147, taking place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Breese (11-1) is currently 4-1 in the UFC and is coming off of a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is now riding a four-fight win series and is coming off of a successful UFC introduction when he conquered the aforementioned Ferreira by decision. His only career defeat came against Markus Perez, who just submitted Anthony Hernandez in UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a really solid matchup between two middleweights with future name aspirations. Both Breese and Heinisch are very well-rounded fighters and this is going to be a close battle. I’d have to prefer Breese just based on the fact that the fight is in England, but I anticipate Heinisch to be somewhat aggressive in this matchup and he could be well worth looking at as a puppy.
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