MMA Preview – Giga Chikadze vs Omar Morales at UFC Fight Island 5
GIGA CHIKADZE VS OMAR MORALES FACTS
When is UFC Fight Island 5? Saturday 10th October, 2020 - 23:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Island 5? Flash Forum, Fight Island, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Island 5? No tickets are available as this event will take place without spectators
What channel is UFC Fight Island 5 on? BT Sport 2
Where can I stream UFC Fight Island 5? 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+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
GIGA CHIKADZE VS OMAR MORALES LOWDOWN
Giga Chikadze (10-2) is riding a five-fight winning streak and is looking forward to fighting someone he has actually trained for. He made his debut a year ago earning a hard-fought split decision over Brandon Davis who stepped up on short notice replacing Mike Davis. The Georgian went on to earn another split decision over Jamall Emmers and was scheduled to fight Mike Davis again, but another drop out led to him fighting Irwin Rivera earning a more convincing decision. The UFC then lined up Alex Caceres in August but Chikadze then dropped out catching COVID-19.
Omar Morales (10-0) flies to Fight Island with a pop in his step as he makes his second outing of the year. The Venezuelan has won his first two UFC fights extending his unbeaten record. He earnt earnt a unanimous decision over Dong Hyun Ma in December last year and bagged the points again in May against Gabriel Benitez.
GIGA CHIKADZE VS OMAR MORALES PREDICTION
This is a great fight tucked into the prelims. They are both well-round and rangy featherweights and this should be an exciting stand-up battle with heaps of technique on show.
Expect Chikadze to try and keep Morales at the end of his range with kicks whereas Morales will try and get close enough to throw his thunderous leg kicks and hunt the jaw with his right hand.
This fight will be close, but we are backing Morales who just has more strings to his bow and finishing ability. He will do well to land clean on Chikadze who has great defence, but he should land enough damage to get the job done.
Prediction: Morales via Decision
