Mike Davis and Fares Ziam meet Saturday within the UFC Struggle Evening 250 most important card opener at ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Try this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam UFC Struggle Evening 250 preview
Davis (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) enters his first battle of the 12 months as a winner of 4 straight. Following a setback in opposition to former title challenger Gilbert Burns, “Beast Boy” has completed Tomas Gifford and Natan Levy, whereas including resolution wins over Mason Jones and Viacheslav Borshchev. … Ziam (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) additionally comes into this matchup as a winner of his final 4. “Smile Killer” put frowns on the faces of Michal Figlak, Jai Herbert, and Claudio Puelles in selections whereas including a vicious knockout of Matt Frevola in his most up-to-date outing.
Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam UFC Struggle Evening 250 knowledgeable decide, prediction
Kicking off the primary card the proper approach is a enjoyable light-weight matchup between Davis and Ziam.
I don’t know if it’s Davis, his administration or the UFC matchmakers, however the truth that we’ve barely been in a position to see “Beast Boy” compete in significant most important card matchups looks like an outright crime.
Davis, who stepped onto the scene as a pure athlete with a stable hanging pedigree, has rounded out his recreation with some underrated grappling chops since coaching with Fusion Xcel in South Florida. That stated, Davis might be going through an lively fighter in Ziam who has additionally been making enhancements.
Though the battle will probably come down do who can get the leap on the opposite within the grappling division, I do consider that Ziam’s hanging model might present some actual points for Davis.
Other than the truth that Davis can generally sq. up his stance for center-mass photographs, the American has additionally tends to place an honest quantity of weight on his lead foot as a consequence of his boxing-centric assaults – one thing that has historically opened him as much as leg kicks.
Not solely does Ziam possess a kicking arsenal that may exploit these tendencies, however the French fighter additionally seems to have dependable solutions in a number of phases of the battle.
This needs to be aggressive both approach, however I’ll facet with the extra lively and enhancing occasion in Ziam.
The decide is Ziam by unanimous resolution.
Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam UFC Struggle Evening 250 odds
The oddsmakers and the general public are favoring the American, itemizing Davis -144 and Ziam +122 by way of FanDuel.
Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam UFC Struggle Evening 250 begin time, how you can watch
Davis and Ziam are anticipated to stroll to the cage at roughly 12:10 p.m. ET. The battle will stream on ESPN+.
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