UFC FIGHT NIGHT 64 INFO
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday makes its first excursion to Poland with an occasion only accessible on its Fight Pass stage. To put it gruffly, this is not a decent lineup of battles. The headliner offers a rematch between the as of late re-marked Mirko Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga eight years after their initially meeting. The masses had not precisely been clamoring for a moment go-around.
Procedures enhance marginally as we move down the card. The
co-main event, emphasizing Jimi Manuwa and nearby star Jan Blachowicz, is the
best battle by a long extend; and Scotland's Joanne Calderwood could concrete
herself as the top contender in the ladies' strawweight division with a win
over the appearing Maryna Moroz. Something else, there is very little to get
amped up for.
Stick around for a top to bottom breakdown of every battle
for UFC Fight Night "Gonzaga versus Cro Cop 2" at the Krakow Arena in
Krakow, Poland:
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Gabriel Gonzaga (16-9; 11-8 UFC) versus Mirko Filipovic
(30-11-2, 4-6 UFC)
Gonzaga once in a while makes it through to the end.
THE MATCHUP: Former top heavyweight and Pride Fighting
Championships symbol Mirko Filipovic comes back to the UFC after an unlucky
deficiency of over three years, attracting Gonzaga a rematch of their 2007
experience. Filipovic has been past his prime for quite a while, submitting to
Alexey Oleinik before taking a couple of battles from busted prospect Satoshi Ishii;
Gonzaga has dropped two consecutively.
"Cro Cop" is a shell of his previous self,
actually when contrasted with his last run in the UFC, which was not precisely
the prime variant of the previous K-1 contender and Pride star. So, all is not
lost.
Filipovic can at present hit like a truck, especially with
his straight left and left kick, and his right snare looks better than it has
in a long time. His hands are snappy and his legs significantly quicker, in
spite of his cutting-edge age, and despite the fact that it is a battle, the
popular left high kick still comes on more than one occasion a battle. Takedown
safeguard remains a quality, particularly in stuffing the introductory shot,
however chain wrestling is an issue for him, and beside tying up his rival, he
offers little from his back.
The genuine issue lies in very nearly everything else.
Despite the fact that his strikes are quick and effective, Filipovic's legs are
shot, and he battles to remove his rival's development. Actually taking edges
is troublesome right now. He can't jump all through extent the way he used to,
which fuels his poor barrier. Scrambling is impossible, and returning to his
feet after a takedown is about unthinkable. His jaw, which even in the 1990s
was not impervious, has declined significantly further. Notwithstanding these
issues, "Cro Cop" is perilous in spots and ought not be belittled.
Gonzaga is a wise and unsafe veteran. No one will mistake
him for a K-1 champion, however he packs genuine power in his single punches
and kicks and tosses them with amazing timing and feeling of the separation. He
is truly hittable at each reach, on the other hand, and does not work at a
sufficient pace to issue himself a shot of winning choices. His takedowns are
not exceptional, at the same time, as with his striking, Gonzaga times them
well and shows great commute and definitive completions. The champion grappler
tries his hardest work from top position, where his unshakeable base, smooth
passes and severe ground strikes open up entries. He is risky in moves, too,
with a smooth guillotine and speedy positional progressions. Basically, Gonzaga
will either complete his adversary or be done himself.
Wagering ODDS: Gonzaga (-175), Filipovic (+135)
THE PICK: Neither warrior is anyplace near to his prime,
however Filipovic is much further past his top than Gonzaga. On the off chance
that Gonzaga can get this to the ground, it ought to be over genuinely quick;
on the off chance that it keeps focused feet, it likely swings to support Filipovic,
however Gonzaga is a long way from vulnerable. In either case, we ought to
trust that it closes rapidly, on the grounds that the possibility of the two
veterans battling into the later adjusts would be monstrous, best case
scenario. At last, I think this comes down to Gonzaga being less shot than
Filipovic. His focal point from top position is much bigger than Filipovic's on
the feet, and even there he is still fit for harming "Cro Cop." The
pick is Gonzaga by accommodation in the first round.
