Russian Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in a conversation with , he expressed the opinion that the fight Islam Makhachev and Brazilian Charles Oliveira will last all five rounds and end with the victory for the Russian by unanimous decision of the judges.
Makhachev (22 wins, 1 loss) and Oliveira (33-8) will headline the Abu Dhabi tournament to determine the UFC lightweight champion. For the 31-year-old Russian, this will be the first attempt to win the title. Oliveira held the belt from May 2021 until May this year.
– In my opinion, Makhachev is superior to Oliveira in all aspects, except for ground receptions. In terms of submissions and chokes, Oliveira is better. In addition, Oliveira likes to commit suicide while standing, but it cannot be said that his boxing technique is better than that of Makhachev. By the way, in the last fight with Justin Gati, it affected him for the worse. Oliveira received a cut and was knocked down. When he chooses such a tactic, he evens the odds – and he himself can knock out, and he himself can fall. I think Makhachev will fight more carefully and transfer it through a good wrestling school, fight sambo, and through physical strength control and take round after round. Despite Makhachev saying he wants to finish Oliveira, I think the fight will last all five rounds. And Makhachev will take the fight by unanimous decision, Vasilevsky told .
Also in this card, the organization’s former champion and number one bantamweight, Russian Petr Yan, will meet American Sean O’Malley, who is not in the UFC top 10.
– Everything will depend on the form and mood of Peter Yan. If Peter is in the same mindset he was in the first UFC, DIA fights, when his eyes burned… Despite O’Malley being an uncomfortable, unpredictable, hard-hitting, big fighter, he stands little chance . I think Peter will “move” him. When Yang is charged and courageous, it is difficult to stop him. O’Malley is unlikely to be able to do that. In general, if we see only Peter Yan, who fell in love with the Russian public, then we will see Yan win by technical knockout, Vasilevsky added.
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