Fight Previews and Posts

UFC 287 Preview: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2  By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead          1. Alex Pereira (7-1) vs. Israel Adesanya (23-2)                Here we go again... again, again. It feels like this fight went down yesterday. In fact, it was November, which is a very quick turnaround for a guy who was TKO'd. Has he had enough time to make adjustments and build back his confidence? Can anyone right the ship in just 4 months, when you have to get over the hump of losing to one guy 3 damn times in martial arts competition? One way to look at that question is to consider the number of UFC champions who lost their belt and won it back in immediate rematches. As of January 2022, Deiveson Figueiredo was the first guy in over 17 years to do it. Since then, 2 fighters have attempted it and only 1 was successful, Amanda Nunes. All told that's only 3 successful redemptions in 12 trie...

  UFC Fight Night:  Yan vs. Dvalishvili  By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead          1.  Petr Yan (16-4) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (15-4)             On paper, this might seem like a derivative of Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili, where Merab used suffocating forward pressure and great distance management to slow his opponent down. However, Petr is much younger than Aldo so this should look more like Merab vs. Jose Aldo in his prime. That Aldo wouldn't give up the cage and let you walk him down, but where Aldo relied on lightning-fast strikes to catch people, Petr is a bit more measured. He has the speed but doesn't bank on it, instead using excellent timing and bludgeoning power to slow his opponent down. I think that will be the difference. Not to solely rely on good footwork married with superior boxing, but to incorporate more kicks which could throw off Merab's timing. M...