UFC Fight Night 218: Quick chooses and prognostications

Despite the UFC matchmakers’ rejection to open Fight Night primary cards with light-weight or featherweight battles, I’m pleased to see them put together this all-action affair inbetween welterweights Yusaku Kinoshita and Adam Fugitt (a match I called for in my Grading the Winners column).

Although this might appear to be a display bout for Kinoshita at veryfirst look, I alert anybody who is totally composing off Fugitt in this area.

Not just is Fugitt a well-rounded fighter with elbows that might be troublesome in close, however the American’s muay Thai perceptiveness must provide itself to the southpaw vs. southpaw design paring at play (a dynamic that can actually toss a violent wrench into standing exchanges).

That stated, I actually liked the speed and southpaw savvy I saw from Kinoshita on the Contender Series, and suspect that his abilities have just grown consideringthat moving store to Kill Cliff FC. I’ll choice Kinoshita by first-round knockout.

The primary card’s only bout south of 170 pounds is a enjoyable featherweight match inbetween Doo Ho Choi and Kyle Nelson.

Choi is coming off of a three-year layoff due to a needed military service in South Korea, while Nelson is making his return to 145 pounds after a stoppedworking quote up a department.

It’s difficult to understand precisely what to anticipate from Choi after his long layoff, however there is one near-certainty in this match: If Choi can makeitthrough the early storm from Nelson, history hasactually revealed that the Canadian tends to tire down the stretch.

I likewise see Choi’s blazing right hand and cleanup-hitting left hook having a high prospective to pierce Nelson’s guard, so I’ll choice the scrappy Korean to rating a knockout by the 2nd round.

Despite flying several Road to UFC competition finalists out to Las Vegas, the matchmakers saw fit to double down on heavyweight filler and make a battle inbetween Blagoy Ivanov and Marcin Tybura a primary card destination.

I infact have a soft area for both of these fighters, which makes me hate to see them paired up in the veryfirst location.

Tybura hasactually been on a bit of a roll and is designated as the preferred, however the perennially-underrated Ivanov hasactually discovered himself on the incorrect end of some split choices due to his design of countering and working the body (which are methods that are still grossly underestimated by some judges and the gen pop alike).

I understand it’s going to be a close, slogging affair, so I’ll side with the unkillable underdog in Ivanov to squeak out some shouldhave karma on the scorecards.

Death, taxes, and the UFC matchmakers’ dedication to flooding Fight Night cards with random light heavyweight (and heavyweight) affairs.

This week’s co-main occasion functions a battle at 205 pounds inbetween Devin Clark and Da Un Jung.

Although Clark will be without his wellknown cornerman and daddy, David Clark, I’ll be curious to see what the American is able to program after finishing his 3rd camp with the Elevation Fight Team. However, inspiteof Clark showing some enhanced kicks in current getaways, I still can’t aid however notification his bad responses to strikes along the fence.

For that factor, I’ll side with Jung’s size and exceptional