UFC Fight Night: Christian Leroy Duncan vs Marco Tulio Preview & Prediction
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An absolute banger serves as the opening entry for the main card, with Christian Leroy Duncan taking on the surging Marco Tulio at middleweight.
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UFC on ESPN 73: Bonfim vs Brown main card
Gabriel Bonfim vs Randy Brown (Welterweight)
Matt Schnell vs Joseph Morales (Flyweight)
Muslim Salikhov vs Uros Medic (Welterweight)
Chris Padilla vs Ismael Bonfim (Lightweight)
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Marco Tulio (Middleweight)
UFC on ESPN 73: Bonfim vs Brown prelims
Hyder Amil vs Jamall Emmers (Featherweight)
Ricky Simon vs Raoni Barcelos (Bantamweight)
Mayra Bueno Silva vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti (Women’s Bantamweight)
Josh Hokit vs Max Gimenis (Heavyweight)
Miles Johns vs Daniel Marcos (Bantamweight)
Tecia Pennington vs Denise Gomes (Women’s Strawweight)
Jackson McVey vs Zachary Reese (Catchweight - 195 lb)
Christian Leroy Duncan: "CLD" returns off the back of a Performance of the Night winning stoppage
A UFC competitor since 2023, Christian Leroy Duncan (12-2) remains one of the most exciting British talents that MMA has to offer. A flashy striker with a penchant for highlight reel techniques, Duncan has gone 5-2 since making the jump from Cage Warriors as an undefeated prospect. While he's come up short against the likes of Gregory Rodrigues and Armen Petrosyan, "CLD" has arguably never looked better than in his most recent appearance, starching Eryk Anders with a spinning back elbow and follow up strikes to earn himself a performance bonus.
Marco Tulio: "Matuto" looks to score his third straight first round KO
Finally arriving in the UFC after two victories on the Contender Series, Marco Tulio (14-1) has looked nothing short of perfect since, scoring two nasty KOs in his first two appearances with the promotion. While it's worth noting that those victories came over middling opposition in Tresean Gore and Ihor Poteria, Tulio dispatched them with such ease that it's difficult not to get excited about his potential in the 185 pound division. An aggressive striker who throws everything with fight ending intentions, Tulio typically goes at his opponents like an enraged bull.
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Marco Tulio prediction
Pitting two of the most exciting 185 pounders outside of the rankings against one another, this has the makings of an absolute banger.
An elite striker with an endless tool bag of dynamic techniques, Duncan can conceivably win this. He's fought much better levels of UFC competition than his opponent, and the Englishman's range management and striking acumen could well stymie Tulio if he's allowed to get into a flow state and play matador. It's also worth noting that he looked absolutely superb in his most recent showing against Eryk Anders.
However, Tulio looks to be one of the more exciting prospects that middleweight has to offer. While he's fought dismal competition in his UFC tenure to date, Tulio has done what quality fighters do to subpar opposition, namely, obliterate them early and in brutal fashion. Moreover, his earlier win over Yousri Belgaroui on DWCS has aged like a fine wine in the aftermath of the latter's TKO victory over the highly touted Azamat Bekoev.
In a straight up firefight, Tulio looks to be the more likely of the two fighters to land something capable of changing the course of the fight in a split second. Even if he doesn't finish the notoriously tough Duncan, the damage he inflicts will likely allow him to take over.
Prediction: Marco Tulio to win
