If nothing else to keep TKZ away from that Holloway fight. But I’ll get a little bit wild here and say the UFC should book Caceres against the ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung. Bouts against Edson Barboza and Bryce Mitchell would be choice options. Unfortunately, when asked, he didn’t have any ideas.
Given Caceres’ spot in the featherweight top 15, he needs some kind of solid booking next.
Caceres rallied hard in the 3rd, chewing Pineda up with body kicks on his way to a unanimous decision victory. In this case, that meant Daniel Pineda got a whole round to out-grapple Caceres, but Pineda’s own cardio issues and lack of controlling game came back to bite him and he couldn’t replicate his success at all in round 3.Īs a result. Alex Caceres has always had trouble keeping opponents from getting whatever kind of engagement they want with him, whether it’s a brawl, a range kickboxing bout, or a scrambling grappling match. This was never going to be a clean or easy fight, but there was never any doubt it would be a fun one. Kara-France really is the coolest fight that could be booked. I was going to suggest that the UFC would be better off holding Figueiredo for a fight with Albazi, but looking at the division, there are so many options the UFC could go to that Figueiredo vs. All these men are un-booked, and Kara-France hasn’t faced any of them. Hell, Matt Schnell’s coming off a loss too. That said, the question becomes, who among the top 10 does Kai Kara-France fight next? Deiveson Figueiredo is right there, riding a loss-as is Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez. At the elite levels of the sport, pace is king. He’s got the toughness, the skill, and the tenacity to fight more confidently on the front foot, as he did in the later rounds. The hope for Kara-France has to be that he’ll come back from this with his game evolved. Instead, we’re neck deep in another judging controversy. Had he found a way to push the pace earlier in the fight, rather than sitting on his heels and looking for chances to counter, we’d likely all be talking about how solid he looked on his way back to title contention. If we’re going to ‘bright side’ this for Kai Kara-France, at least he didn’t lose in a way that at all diminishes the feeling that he’s currently one of the world’s best flyweights.
Amir Albazi would be the perfect way to determine the next challenger for UFC gold. So, let’s find out which one deserves it more. In the meantime, I did mention that Royval and Albazi are both in position to be top contenders. There’s no way to know if the champ (whoever that may be) will be ready for that kind of turnaround. But trying to pre-plan title shots when there’s already a title fight yet to happen is no kind of guarantee.Īlbazi wants to fight in October, UFC 290 is in July. That would likely mean the job falls either to the ‘Prince’ or to the currently streaking ‘Raw Dog’ Brandon Royval. Especially if Brandon Moreno walks out of UFC 290 with his belt still intact, he’ll be in need of a fresh title challenger. If everything falls just right, he might get it. In the meantime, Albazi wants his shot at a UFC title. On the flip side, it’s also clear that he needs to add more consistent range tools to his game, things he can deliver as he moves forward, and not just once he’s all the way in the pocket. If Albazi can maintain his pressure while slipping shots, he’s going to stay a tough puzzle for most opponents to solve. On Saturday, he also showed, some rock solid defensive reactions while pushing forward. He’s got the obvious strength and power to keep opponents at bay when he’s on the front foot getting to pressure. He’s capable of challenging opponents at the highest levels.Įven at just a reported 5’5″ Albazi is something of a brick house. Albazi may not be a clear cut above his best competition, but he wasn’t overwhelmed or shut out against Kai Kara France either.
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But, he did fight a pretty consummately professional elite-level bout for five rounds. Depending on who you ask, in fact, Amir Albazi shouldn’t have even had his hand raised at all. Now, let’s get to the fights! AMIR ALBAZI Hopefully, by following that model, a few of these bout ideas will actually make it off the page and into the Octagon. That means pitting winners against winners, losers against losers, and similarly tenured talent up against one another. To answer those questions-and little else-I’ll be using the classic Silva/Shelby fight booking methodology from the UFC of years past.
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