UFC Fight Night will be taking place this Saturday May 8 when Jun Yong Park and Tafon Nchikwi rise to the octagon for one of the most highly anticipated preliminary fights The event will take place at the UFC Apex located in Las Vegas Nevada USA This will be an interesting fight as Nchikwi is not only one size larger than Park but he also has a much greater reach However Park is a very fast fighter and he will no doubt put up a good fight
How Did Tafon Nchikwi and Jun Yong Park Get Here
Tafon Nchikwi returns to the UFC octagon after an impressive win against Jamie Pickett at the Contender Series In this fight Nchikwi performed much better than Pickett in which he obtained a score of 120 while his opponent only added 40 units
Nchikwi is a very beefy fighter so his UFC career will be full of matches against fighters who are much bigger than him However this fight will be the opposite of that as Park is smaller and has a shorter range of blows than him
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Jun Yong Park had a difficult start inside the MMA octagon as he lost 3 of his first 6 fights However he managed to recover and achieve 7 consecutive victories which led him to receive the call from the UFC to fight in their events
His first fight inside the UFC octagon was against Anthony Hernandez who defeated him with an anaconda choke in the second round After that fight he easily overcame Marc Andre Barriult who is considered one of the most awkward fighters in the UFC
Parks last fight took place in October 2020 when he defeated John Phillips by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night Ortega vs The Korean Zombie
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Important Fight Information
- When is it The fight will be on Saturday May 8 2021
- What time is it The fight starts at 1700 ET Main Card
- Where UFC Apex Las Vegas Nevada EEUU
- Where can I watch it ESPN+ UFC Fight Pass
Betting Line for Tafon Nchikwi vs Jun Yong Park
This will be a very entertaining fight as it will be against two fighters with very different fighting styles Nchikwi is a very strong fighter with great strength whereas Park is very agile and has great speed Nchikwi will try to knock down Park and Park will work to counter Nchikwis blows In placing our bets we come to believe that Parks fighting style is not powerful enough to take down Nchikwi Therefore we are giving our winning card to Tafon Nchikwi
- Moneyline 140 Tafon +125 Jun Yong
Predictions
- Tafon 663
- Jun Yong 337
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