UFC PRAGUE GETS NEW FIGHTS INCLUDING VERONICA MACEDO VS. GILLIAN ROBERTSON
UFC Prague (UFC Fight Night 145) is set to take place February 23 in The O2 Arena at the capital city of the Czech Republic. The main event of this card is a light heavyweight bout between Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz, and the UFC is starting to fill the card out by announcing all the preliminary bouts. Four brand new prelims have been revealed for the card (along with those mention in previous posts here), and here are my thoughts on the new bouts in the current MMA odds and ends.
Veronica Macedo vs. Gillian Robertson, UFC Fight Night 145
The first new bout of mention is a women’s flyweight matchup between Veronica Macedo and Gillian Robertson. Nolan King of all FloCombat broke the new. Macedo (5-2-1) is 0-2 in the UFC but put up a spirited effort in a decision loss to Andrea Lee that won her a share of”Battle of the evening .” Robertson (5-3) is 2-1 at the UFC, with all of her struggles ending in submission win or lose. Both girls are in desperate need of a victory, and this battle could go either way. I’d slightly lean towards Robertson because she’s fought a greater level of competition, but it is close.
Carlo Pedersoli Jr. vs. Dwight Grant, UFC Fight Night 145
Then we have a welterweight bout between Carlo Pedersoli Jr. and Dwight Grant. Sherdog broke the news. Pedersoli Jr. (11-2) started his UFC career using a split decision win over Brad Scott but endured a fast KO loss to Alex Oliveira his last time out. Grant (8-2) is coming off of a split decision loss to Zak Ottow in his final fight. Both guys have a whole lot to prove but I believe Pedersoli Jr. is a better fighter according to what we’ve seen in the UFC and Cage Warriors and I would prefer him here.
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Klidson Farias de Abreu, UFC Fight Night 145
Following a few other competitions dropped through, Magomed Ankalaev will return to the Octagon from UFC newcomer Klidson Farias de Abreu. Ankalaev (9-1) endured a catastrophic entry loss to Paul Craig in his UFC debut but bounced back nicely with a TKO win over Marcin Prachnio in his final fight. Abreu (14-2) is riding a six-fight win streak into this contest and all 16 of his wins have finished within the space. I wouldn’t feel comfortable putting enormous juice Ankalaev after what occurred in the Craig fight, but on paper he should have the benefit in this one. With that said, if Abreu is a huge underdog such as Craig was, perhaps he could be worth taking a flier on.
Damir Ismagulov vs. Joel Alvarez, UFC Fight Night 145
And finally added to the card is a welterweight connection between Damir Ismagulov and Joel Alvarez. MMADNA broke the information. Ismagulov (17-2) is riding a 12-fight win series and won a decision over Alex Gorgees in his UFC debut. Alvarez (15-1) is a veteran of the Spanish regional scene and has finished all 15 of his professional victories. Alvarez looks like a good potential but Ismagulov is about a whole other level and I would peg him as a large favorite to win this battle.
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