UFC Prague (UFC Fight Night 145) is set to take place February 23 in The O2 Arena in the capital city of the Czech Republic. The principal event of this card is a light heavyweight bout between Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz, and the UFC is starting to fill out the card by announcing each one of the preliminary bouts. Four new prelims are revealed for the card (along with those mention in previous posts here), and here are my thoughts on the newest bouts in today’s MMA odds and ends.
Veronica Macedo vs. Gillian Robertson, UFC Fight Night 145
The very first new bout of course is a women’s flyweight matchup involving Veronica Macedo and Gillian Robertson. Nolan King of FloCombat broke the brand new. Macedo (5-2-1) is 0-2 at the UFC but set up a spirited effort in a decision loss to Andrea Lee that won her a share of”Fight of the Night.” Robertson (5-3) is 2-1 in the UFC, together with all of her struggles end in entry lose or win. Both women are in dire need of a success, and this battle could go either way. I’d slightly lean towards Robertson because she’s fought a higher 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) opened his UFC career using a split decision win over Brad Scott but suffered a quick 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 last struggle. Both guys have a lot to prove but I believe Pedersoli Jr. is a much better fighter based on what we’ve observed in the UFC and Cage Warriors and I would favor him .
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Klidson Farias de Abreu, UFC Fight Night 145
Following a few other opponents fell through, Magomed Ankalaev will go back to the Octagon against UFC newcomer Klidson Farias de Abreu. Ankalaev (9-1) endured a catastrophic entry loss to Paul Craig in his UFC debut but bounced back well with a TKO win over Marcin Prachnio in his final struggle. Abreu (14-2) is riding a six-fight win streak into this competition and all 16 of his wins have ended inside the space. I would not feel comfortable putting enormous juice Ankalaev after what occurred in the Craig fight, but on paper that he must have the benefit in this particular one. With that said, if Abreu is a huge underdog such as Craig was, maybe he could be worth taking a flier on.
Damir Ismagulov vs. Joel Alvarez, UFC Fight Night 145
And finally added into the card is a welterweight bout between Damir Ismagulov and Joel Alvarez. MMADNA broke the information. Ismagulov (17-2) is riding a 12-fight win streak and won a decision over Alex Gorgees in his UFC debut. Alvarez (15-1) is a veteran of the Spanish regional scene, and it has finished all 15 of his professional victories. Alvarez resembles a solid potential but Ismagulov is about a whole other level and I would peg him as a big favorite to win this fight.
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