On Wednesday, the UFC held a press conference for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 147 card, which takes place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England. A range of bouts have been shown with this card, including the most important event between Darren Until and Jorge Masvidal and the co-main event between Leon Edwards and Gunnar Nelson, also in the press conference the UFC shown the newest batch of preliminary spells.
Joseph Duffy vs. Marc Diakese, UFC Fight Night 147
Lightweights Joseph Duffy and Marc Diakese meet in what should be an exciting connection between two strikers. NewsomeMMA first reported the news that Diakese is filling in for the injured Stevie Ray. Duffy (16-3) is currently 4-2 in the UFC but has not fought since a 2017 KO loss to James Vick. He is one of those few guys to defeat Conor McGregor. Diakese (12-3) is 2-3 in the UFC but those three losses came in his last three outings. The UFC is giving Duffy a winnable fight here against a really beatable competition in Diakese, and I fully anticipate Duffy to open as a sizable favorite.
Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Quinonez, UFC Fight Night 147
Growing bantamweight celebrity Nathaniel Wood will aim to keep his win streak when he takes on Jose Quinonez. Wood (15-3) is on a seven-fight win series overall with entry wins in the UFC over Johnny Eduardo and Andre Ewell. Quinonez (7-2) is 4-1 in the UFC and is coming from a decision win over Teruto Ishihara. I understand Quinonez is on a nice win series but to me this is a big mismatch and it looks like a fight the UFC reserved in order to get Wood an impressive win in front of the English fans.
Danny Henry vs. Dan Ige, UFC Fight Night 147
Featherweights Danny Henry and Dan Ige will fulfill on this card. Henry (12-2) is on a five-fight win series and is 2-0 at the UFC with a submission win over Hakeem Dawodu in his last outing. Ige (10-2) is 3-1 in the UFC and conquered Jordan Griffin via decision in his last bout. Though Ige has been solid in the UFC, I think Henry has the higher ceiling and I’d tend to prefer him here.
Nad Narimani vs. Mike Grundy, UFC Fight Night 147
Top featherweight prospect Nad Narimani yields at this when he takes on UFC newcomer Mike Grundy. Narimani (12-2) is really on a five-fight win streak and is 2-0 thus much in the UFC. Grundy (11-1) is a veteran of ACB and is riding an eight-fight win streak into this event. Grundy has an impressive record but given the degree of competition I would have to prefer Narimani here.
Arnold Allen vs. Jordan Rinaldi, UFC Fight Night 147
And lastly, there’s an intriguing featherweight connection between Arnold Allen and Jordan Rinaldi. Allen (13-1) is 4-0 in the UFC and is riding a six-fight winning streak in general. However, he has been frequently injured and usually fights just once a year. Rinaldi (14-6) is 2-2 in the UFC and is coming off of a decision win over Jason Knight. Even though Allen is coming off of a very long layoff I would still have to prefer him very heavily to conquer Rinaldi.
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