NEW UFC BOUTS LINED UP INCLUDING TOM BREESE VS. IAN HEINISCH
The UFC was busy announcing new struggles. Following are a few of the newest forthcoming midnight set for spring UFC cards, and my initial thoughts on these.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Because of an accident to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has taken a short-notice fight against Michel Prazeres in 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 in the UFC overall and will be riding an eight-fight win series right now. He had difficulty making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and because moving up to welterweight has arguably looked even better with back-to-back wins over Zak Cummings and Bartosz Fabinski. Naurdiev (17-2) is making his UFC debut on the strength of back-to-back knockout wins. He has experience fighting in ACB, and the majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he’s also fought a very low amount of competition and Prazeres is a significant step up. I expect Prazeres to be a solid favorite here, and he deserves it after the current series he has went on within the Octagon.
Enrique Barzola vs. Kevin Aguilar, UFC on ESPN 2 Featherweights Enrique Barzola and Kevin Aguilar are set to meet at UFC on ESPN 2, occurring March 30 in Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MMAWeekly broke the news. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 in the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak together with all his wins coming by choice. Barzola’s album is impressive, but his lack of finishing instincts could damage him as he advances up the featherweight ranks. Aguilar (16-1) is coming off of a successful UFC debut when he won a unanimous decision over Rick Glenn, and overall he is riding an eight-fight win streak. His only career loss came from Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but he’s been flawless in his MMA career. This is a pretty good matchup between two men on win streaks but based on his capacity to actually finish a fight I would have to prefer Aguilar to get 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 carry on Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 147, taking place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Breese (11-1) is 4-1 in the UFC and is coming from a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is now riding a four-fight win streak and is coming from a successful UFC debut when he conquered the aforementioned Ferreira by decision. His only career defeat came from Markus Perez, who only submitted Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a very solid matchup between two middleweights with future name aspirations. Both Breese and Heinisch are extremely well-rounded fighters and this is going to be a close fight. I’d have to favor Breese just based on the fact that the fight is in England, however I expect Heinisch to be very aggressive in this matchup and that he is worth looking at as a puppy.
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