The UFC has been busy announcing new struggles. 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 accident to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has taken a short-notice struggle against Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 145, occurring February 23 in The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. MMABrasil broke the information. Prazeres (26-2) is 10-2 at the UFC overall and will be riding an eight-fight win streak right now. He had trouble making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and since 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 strength 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 a very low amount of rivalry and Prazeres is a significant step up. I anticipate Prazeres for a good favorite here, and he deserves it after the recent run he has went on inside the Octagon.
Enrique Barzola vs. Kevin Aguilar, UFC on ESPN 2 Featherweights Enrique Barzola and Kevin Aguilar are set to meet UFC on ESPN 2, taking place March 30 at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The information broke. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 in the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak with all his wins coming from decision. Barzola’s album is remarkable, but his lack of completing instincts could damage him as he progresses up the featherweight ranks. Aguilar (16-1) is coming off of a powerful UFC debut when he won a unanimous decision over Rick Glenn, and overall he’s riding an eight-fight win streak. His only career loss came from Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but he’s been perfect in his MMA career. This is a fairly solid matchup between two men on win streaks but based on his capacity to really complete a struggle I’d have to prefer Aguilar to receive his hand raised.
Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 147
Due to 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 off of a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is currently riding a four-fight win series and is coming from a successful UFC introduction when he conquered the aforementioned Ferreira by decision. His only career defeat came against Markus Perez, who only submitted Anthony Hernandez in UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a really good matchup between two middleweights with future title aspirations. Both Breese and Heinisch are very well-rounded fighters and this will be a close battle. I would have to prefer Breese just based on the fact the struggle is in England, but I expect Heinisch to be very competitive in this matchup and that he could be well worth considering as a dog.
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