MMA Preview – Marvin Vettori vs Cezar Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 155
THE FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 155? Saturday 13th July, 2019 - 23:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 155? Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
What channel is UFC Fight Night 155 on? BT Sport 2
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 155? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ which can you sign up to here!
Are tickets still available for UFC Fight Night 155? https://www.ufc.com/tickets
THE STATISTICS
THE LOWDOWN
Marvin Vettori became a victim of the enhanced testing which detected a SARM that should not have been in one of his supplements. He has served his six-month sentence and is ready to pick up a much-needed win but so is Cezar Ferreira who is coming off a loss back in November last year.
Vettori’s last win was over two years ago which was an impressive unanimous decision over Vitor Miranda. He then fought to a draw against Omari Akhmedov and then took on the current interim champion Israel Adesanya and pushed him to a split decision in what was the closest fight of the Nigerian’s career.
Ferreira has also been out the game for a while battling injuries. After earning a split decision over Nate Marquardt and submitting Karl Roberson he was out-scrapped by Ian Heinisch who earned a unanimous decision.
THE PREDICTION
The Italian is a strong grappler and has double the submission wins of Ferreira but will be wise to keep the fight on the feet. He is durable, powerful and has the technique to punish the Brazilian with his striking but needs to be cautious to avoid getting hurt and dragged to the ground where Ferreira will hunt a submission.
Winner: Vettori via Decision
Striking and grappling stats sourced via FightMetric.
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