World News – CA – UFC 253: Hakeem Dawodu Vs Zubaira Tukhugov – Prediction and Analysis – Basically

As the UFC marks its return to Fight Island it has made sure to kick things off with a stacked card Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya will lead the PPV with the middleweight title in game However, one fight that has a lot of potential is the Hakeem Dawodu vs Zubaira Tukhugov fight at the catch weight, which will kick off the main card procedure.

Unfortunately, the preparation for the fight did not bode well as Tukhugov missed the weight « Zuba » came in four pounds above the untitled featherweight limit of 146 pounds While « Mean » is got to 145 pounds on point

Dawodu’s UFC career has not had the best start The Canadian fighter succumbed to a loss to Danny Henry in his debut However, since then he has been nothing short of impressive and is undefeated in his last four fights More recently, « Mean » won his fight against Julio Arce in September 2019

Dawodu is extremely good standing up and will aim to keep the fight off the ground He has finished 64% of his opponents via TKO / KO Hakeem lands an average of 591 significant hits per minute versus 219 absorbed He will look to inflict a penalty early and often in the Flash forum

« Zuba », as he is affectionately known, made an impressive 3-0 start to his UFC career Recently the Russian has faced a bit of a slump as he stands 1-1-1 in his last three fights Zubaira is originally from Chechnya in Russia and belongs to the same camp as Khabib Nurmagomedov Therefore, it is no secret that fighting and leading the fight on the ground will be his path to victory

‘Zuba’ averages 213 eliminations every 15 minutes in UFC It won’t be easy to maintain against Hakeem, given he has an 88% takedown defense ‘Warrior’ lands with 35% below normal hitting accuracy Nonetheless, Zubaira proved in his last fight that he has some serious power with his hands, taking out Kevin Aguilar in the very first round.

Both men will look to their case for a title shot against Volkanovski, with an impressive victory on Saturday It will be a hotly contested fight Although statistics and recent record favor « Mean » Hakeem, fans can’t count Tukhugov

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