Fight Previews and Posts

UFC 291 Preview: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma                                                                                                     &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead   Battle of the 'ustins Act II is set to take place at elevation. As if Alex Pereira needed another reason  to take his foot off the gas at some point, he can rest easy knowing these two violent gentlemen  have 'Fight of the Night' honors wrapped up.          1.  Dustin Poirier (29-7) vs. Justin Gaethje (23-4)             Hardcore History : Some might say he was always the original B.M.F., having soundly defeated a few of the most violent strike...

UFC Fight Night:  Holloway vs. Allen  By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead A love letter to [exponential] chaos...          1. Max Holloway (23-7) vs. Arnold Allen (19-1)               In a tremendous clash of styles, the Ironman is set to face the chess master, but who is who? There are at least 3 major factors to consider in this matchup: volume, damage, and grappling. First, we will look at volume. Max Holloway's victims have come to expect an avalanche of strikes anywhere between 212-746. The former was his interim-title-winning TKO of Anthony Pettis, the latter being his criminal beatdown of Calvin Kattar. To be fair, those are strikes thrown, not landed. Still, that is staggering to deal with, when you can barely mount your offense because you're so busy defending. Then there is the damage. Max's strategy has limits, he takes a ton of punishment in order to deliver i...

UFC Fight Night:  Vera vs. Sandhagen  By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead A love letter to chaos...              1.  Marlon "Chito" Vera (20-7-1) vs. Cory Sandhagen (15-4)               There are perhaps two ways to look at the current trajectory of Chito Vera:             a. The primary look is centered around his current 4 fight win streak, highlighted in the mainstream by two vicious knockouts, albeit over ex-champions who are a little bit longer in the tooth. However, the more impressive win was his bludgeoning of Rob Font, where he showcased competitive boxing and superior power. The stats speak for themselves, he officially out-landed Font by over a hundred significant head strikes and knocked him down 3 times, according to ufcstats.com (formerly known as Fight Metric). As one outlet put it, Font was left "unrec...