How AgentMMA breaks down Mario Pinto vs Ryan Spann
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This heavyweight scrap just got official for UFC Paris in September, and it's a wild one. You've got Mario Pinto, the Portuguese prospect who's been absolutely crushing it with three straight UFC wins, going up against Ryan Spann, who's making the jump from light heavyweight. Pinto's been on a tear lately, knocking out Jhonata Diniz with ground and pound back in October and then starching Austen Lane in just 39 seconds this past March. The dude's got serious finishing power. Spann brings a totally different vibe to this fight. "Superman" has been bouncing around the division with mixed results, but when he's on, he's dangerous as hell. He's coming off back to back wins at heavyweight, including that slick standing guillotine that put away Lukasz Brzeski in under three minutes at UFC 318.
- Pinto's knockout streak meets Spann's guillotine game
- Superman moving up from 205 looking for heavyweight momentum
- Portuguese prospect hunting fourth straight UFC finish
Both guys have been finishing fights in round two lately, so expect fireworks once they settle in and someone makes a mistake.
That's the same choke he used to finish Ovince Saint Preux before that. The guy's got a knack for finding necks when you least expect it. Here's the thing though. Spann's had some rough nights when guys pressure him and get him on the back foot. Waldo Cortes Acosta pounded him out from guard, and Bogdan Guskov did the same thing. Pinto's shown he can work from top position, landing 137 strikes and controlling for over six minutes in his decision win over Felipe Franco.
If he can get Spann down and keep him there, this could get ugly. The real question is whether Pinto can avoid that guillotine. Spann's snatched two straight standing guillotines at heavyweight, and that's his money move right now. But Pinto's been finishing guys left and right, and fighting in Paris is going to have the crowd going nuts.
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Mario Pinto
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This heavyweight scrap just got official for UFC Paris in September, and it's a wild one. You've got Mario Pinto, the Portuguese prospect who's been absolutely crushing it with three straight UFC wins, going up against Ryan Spann, who's making the jump from light heavyweight. Pinto's been on a tear lately, knocking out Jhonata Diniz with ground and pound back in October and then starching Austen Lane in just 39 seconds this past March. The dude's got serious finishing power. Spann brings a totally different vibe to this fight. "Superman" has been bouncing around the division with mixed results, but when he's on, he's dangerous as hell. He's coming off back to back wins at heavyweight, including that slick standing guillotine that put away Lukasz Brzeski in under three minutes at UFC 318.
- Pinto's knockout streak meets Spann's guillotine game
- Superman moving up from 205 looking for heavyweight momentum
- Portuguese prospect hunting fourth straight UFC finish
Both guys have been finishing fights in round two lately, so expect fireworks once they settle in and someone makes a mistake.
That's the same choke he used to finish Ovince Saint Preux before that. The guy's got a knack for finding necks when you least expect it. Here's the thing though. Spann's had some rough nights when guys pressure him and get him on the back foot. Waldo Cortes Acosta pounded him out from guard, and Bogdan Guskov did the same thing. Pinto's shown he can work from top position, landing 137 strikes and controlling for over six minutes in his decision win over Felipe Franco.
If he can get Spann down and keep him there, this could get ugly. The real question is whether Pinto can avoid that guillotine. Spann's snatched two straight standing guillotines at heavyweight, and that's his money move right now. But Pinto's been finishing guys left and right, and fighting in Paris is going to have the crowd going nuts.
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