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Joel Alvarez just made one of the wildest jumps you'll see in the UFC. The Spanish lightweight known for his slick submissions and crazy finishes beat Vicente Luque, a legit welterweight veteran, by unanimous decision back in October. That's right, El Fenomeno moved up a weight class and outworked one of the division's toughest dudes over three rounds. Now he's facing Yaroslav Amosov, who's coming off an anaconda choke finish of Neil Magny in December. This is a serious test for both guys at 170 pounds.
Both guys hunt finishes early, so don't blink in the first round when they're feeling each other out and looking for that opening.
Alvarez has been on an absolute tear with three straight wins. Before handling Luque, he knocked out Drakkar Klose with a knee in the first round and finished Elves Brener with knees in the clinch. The dude loves his knees and has nasty submission skills, like that D'Arce choke he used to tap Marc Diakiese. His only recent loss came against Arman Tsarukyan back in 2022, and honestly, that tells you the level he's been competing at. Amosov looked scary good choking out Magny in just over three minutes.
That anaconda choke was tight and showed he's got serious grappling chops at welterweight. The former Bellator champ brings elite sambo credentials and a control heavy style that could give Alvarez problems. The big question is whether Alvarez can keep that lightweight speed and finishing ability against another legit 170 pounder, or if Amosov's power and grappling will be too much.
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Joel Alvarez just made one of the wildest jumps you'll see in the UFC. The Spanish lightweight known for his slick submissions and crazy finishes beat Vicente Luque, a legit welterweight veteran, by unanimous decision back in October. That's right, El Fenomeno moved up a weight class and outworked one of the division's toughest dudes over three rounds. Now he's facing Yaroslav Amosov, who's coming off an anaconda choke finish of Neil Magny in December. This is a serious test for both guys at 170 pounds.
Both guys hunt finishes early, so don't blink in the first round when they're feeling each other out and looking for that opening.
Alvarez has been on an absolute tear with three straight wins. Before handling Luque, he knocked out Drakkar Klose with a knee in the first round and finished Elves Brener with knees in the clinch. The dude loves his knees and has nasty submission skills, like that D'Arce choke he used to tap Marc Diakiese. His only recent loss came against Arman Tsarukyan back in 2022, and honestly, that tells you the level he's been competing at. Amosov looked scary good choking out Magny in just over three minutes.
That anaconda choke was tight and showed he's got serious grappling chops at welterweight. The former Bellator champ brings elite sambo credentials and a control heavy style that could give Alvarez problems. The big question is whether Alvarez can keep that lightweight speed and finishing ability against another legit 170 pounder, or if Amosov's power and grappling will be too much.
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