The UFC was busy announcing new struggles. Below are some of the newest forthcoming midnight set for spring UFC cards, and my first thoughts on them.
Michel Prazeres vs. Ismail Naurdiev, UFC Fight Night 145
Due to an accident to Ramazan Emeev, Ismail Naurdiev has obtained a short-notice struggle against Michel Prazeres in UFC Fight Night 145, taking place February 23 in The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. MMABrasil broke the information. Prazeres (26-2) is 10-2 in the UFC entire and is riding an eight-fight win series at the moment. He had difficulty making the lightweight limit of 155lbs and since moving up to welterweight has looked even better using 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 has experience fighting in ACB, along with the vast majority of his wins have come by stoppage. But he has also fought a very low amount of competition and Prazeres is a major step up. I anticipate Prazeres for 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 2, occurring March 30 in Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The news broke. Barzola (15-3-1) is 5-1 at the UFC and is now riding a four-fight win series together with all his wins coming by decision. Barzola’s record is remarkable, but his lack of completing instincts could hurt him as he advances 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 is riding an eight-fight win series. His only career loss came against Leonard Garcia back in 2013, but otherwise he’s been flawless in his MMA career. This is a pretty good matchup between two guys on win stripes but based on his ability to really finish a fight I would have to favor Aguilar to receive his hands 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 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 from a TKO win over Dan Kelly in his middleweight debut. Heinisch (12-1) is currently riding a four-fight win streak and is coming from a successful UFC introduction when he conquered the above Ferreira by choice. His only career defeat came against Markus Perez, who only submitted Anthony Hernandez in UFC Fight Night 144. This looks like a really solid matchup between two middleweights with future name ambitions. The two Breese and Heinisch are extremely well-rounded fighters and this will be a close fight. I’d have to prefer Breese just based on the fact that the struggle is in England, but I anticipate Heinisch to be very competitive in this matchup and he could be well worth considering as a puppy.
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