The UFC has been busy announcing new struggles. Below are some of the newest upcoming bouts set for spring UFC cards, and my first thoughts on them. Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145 Because of an injury to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has obtained a short-notice fight against Michel Prazeres in UFC Fight Night 145, occurring February 23 in The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. MMABrasil broke the news. Prazeres (26-2) is 10-2 at the UFC overall and is riding an eight-fight win series at the moment. He had trouble making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and because moving up to welterweight has arguably looked even better with back-to-back wins over Zak Cummings and Bartosz Fabinski. Naurdiev (17-2) is making his UFC debut on the potency of back-to-back knockout wins. He’s experience fighting in ACB, and the vast majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he has also fought an extremely low amount of rivalry and Prazeres is a major step up. I expect Prazeres to be a solid 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 two Featherweights Enrique Barzola and Kevin Aguilar are set to match at UFC on ESPN two, occurring March 30 in Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The information broke. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and is now riding a four-fight win streak with all of his wins coming by choice. Barzola’s record is remarkable, but his lack of finishing instincts could damage him as he advances up the featherweight ranks. Aguilar (16-1) is coming from a successful 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 flawless in his MMA career. This is a fairly good matchup between two men on win streaks but based on his capacity to actually finish a struggle I would have to favor Aguilar to get his hands raised. Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch, UFC Fight Night 147 Because of an injury to Cezar Ferreira, Ian Heinisch is stepping up as an injury replacement to take on Tom Breese in UFC Fight Night 147, taking place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Breese (11-1) is currently 4-1 in the UFC and is coming off of a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is now riding a four-fight win series and is coming from a successful UFC debut when he defeated the aforementioned Ferreira by choice. His only career defeat came from Markus Perez, who just filed Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a really good matchup between two middleweights with prospective title ambitions. The two Breese and Heinisch are extremely well-rounded fighters and this will be a close fight. I’d have to favor Breese just based on the fact that the fight is in England, however I anticipate Heinisch to be very aggressive in this matchup and he could be worth looking at as a dog. Disclaimer: This page includes affiliate links and MMA Odds Breaker is going to be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on the hyperlinks.
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