UFC Vegas 62 “Grasso Vs Araujo” + Weekly MMA Report
There was no UFC last week, but the Cage Warriors 144 was a superb event with many finishes and high-level match-ups.
Michele Martignoni outworked legendary Dominique Wooding for a decision win and became the new 135-pound champion. Madars Fleminas was on the verge of victory over the former UFC star Carlo Pedersoli, but the Italian recovered in the second for a submission finish.
🤯 A beautiful sweep and Pedersoli Jr gets him the finish!
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The main card brought two more stoppages. Dylan Hazan came out victorious against De Filippis, ascending the score to 9-0, while Jasmine Favero came out victorious against tough French striker Awa Sow. Her Americana was on point on Friday!
Relentless ground and pound in an action packed performance from Dylan Hazan 💥 Another big win for the Italians 🇮🇹
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📍 Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/faU4NJ2n6Z— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) October 7, 2022
Just like that! Jasmine Favero makes quick work of her opponent sand the 🇮🇹 crowd goes WILD!
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📍 Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/x1IOL5UEsc— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) October 7, 2022
But get yourself ready, the greatest MMA promotion in the world stays in Sin City for another stacked night of action. It will get underway on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at 4 PM ET. The place is UFC Apex Hall, in the middle of the Mojave desert.
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The main event of the evening brings a fabulous technical scrap between Viviane Araujo and Alexa Grasso. Alexa hits harder and has excellent cardio thanks to her Spartan workouts, but Araujo can take a beating. One way or another, this could last for 5 rounds.
Prediction: the fight goes the distance (-200), or Grasso wins (-205)
The co-main event of the evening looks very interesting, as Marc Montoya’s prospect Jonathan Martinez meets dangerous takedown defense specialist Cub Swanson. Cub’s cardio is always on point, but Martinez is a very scrappy fighter with superb sweeps and transitions. Swanson’s defense should endure. If you love technical wars, please don’t miss this bout!
Prediction: the fight goes the distance (-138), or Martinez wins (-195)
Here is the look at the whole fight card, but please check this link too because of potential last-minute changes.
Main Card (ESPN+, UFC on Fight Pass, 7 PM ET, midnight UK time)
Flyweight: Alexa Grasso (14-3-0) vs. Viviane Araujo (11-3-0)
Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez (16-4-0) vs. Cub Swanson (28-12-0)
Flyweight: Askar Askarov (14-1-1) vs. Brandon Royval (14-6-0)
Middleweight: Duško Todorović (11-3-0) vs. Jordan Wright (12-3-0)
Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov (15-8-0) vs. Alonzo Menifield (12-3-0)
Bantamweight: Mana Martinez (9-3-0) vs. Brandon Davis (14-9-0)
Main Card (ESPN+, UFC on Fight Pass, 4 PM ET, 9 PM UK time)
Featherweight: Joanderson Brito (13-3-1) vs. Lucas Alexander (7-2-0)
Middleweight: Nick Maximov (8-1-0) vs. Jacob Malkoun (6-2-0)
Bantamweight: Raphael Assunção (27-9-0) vs. Victor Henry (22-5-0)
Strawweight: Piera Rodriguez (8-0-0) vs. Sam Hughes (7-4-0)
Flyweight: C.J. Vergara (10-3-1) vs. Tatsuro Taira (11-0-0)
Welterweight: Mike Jackson (1-1-0) vs. Pete Rodriguez (4-1-0)
Here are my predictions for the upcoming UFC Vegas 62 card:
This card looks weak on the piece of paper, but please don’t judge the book by its cover. Many stoppages could happen, especially in the preliminary card. Sit next to your watching device on Saturday at 4 PM ET and enjoy watching the fastest-growing sport in the world!
[…] UFC Vegas 62 looked like a very weak card on the piece of paper, but there were many high-level finishes. The main and co-main events of the evening were tactical wars, but many battles brought stoppages and excellent performances. […]