UFC Fight Night 65 - Adelaide: Preview and Predictons
UFC Fight Night Adelaide posterThe UFC goes down under once again this time with UFC Fight Night 65, with a host of stars ready to put on a show in Adelaide on May 9th. The draw features top fighters with the match between the heavy hitting “The Super Samoan “ Mark Hunt and the gritty Stipe Miocic headlining the event, with a win for either putting them into UFC Heavyweight title contention.UFC Fight Night 65 will also feature former Ultimate Fighter winner Robert Whittaker against veteran Brad Tavares, and also a showdown between two undefeated and talented lightweights Jake Matthews and James Vick.Here is all the pre-fight analysis of the main card and guide to the event.Main Card :Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic (Main Event)Brad Tavares vs. Robert WhittakerSean O’connell vs Antony PerroshJake Matthews vs James Vick
#1 Jake Matthews (8-0-0) vs James Vick (7-0-0)
One of the most promising fighters in the UFC today local boy Jake Matthews will find his toughest test to date when he takes on American James Vick. Both men who are undefeated are are coming off of impressive wins with Matthews victory over Vagner Rocha coming by way of a rear naked choke and James Vick getting the better of Nick Hein by way of a Unanimous Decision. A win for either of them would help them extremely in getting into lightweight stardom.
Vick who looks massive for a lightweight(6’3”) is very aggressive, has one hell of a chin and has the reach advantage over Mathews but he is a careless fighter, stands most of the time with his arms down, has taken more volume of punches per round than his competitor. Jake Matthews, on the other hand, has good power in his hands, throws more volume of punches than his competitor and is more accurate at landing them as well but Vick’s 6’3” frame will be a test to Mathews reach in landing those strikes.
Matthews will look for the early takedown, he is a better wrestler than Vick. Vick will have the height advantage again as he would find it not so difficult to defend the take-downs. Take the case of submission, both men have scored victories by submission in the near past , Jake Mathews is excellent at making people tap by the rear naked choke, all of his 3 submission victories have come by the rear naked choke. Vick isn’t bad either, his victory over Ramsy Nijem came by way of a Guillotine Choke.
Prediction: Jake Matthews by Unanimous Decision.