How AgentMMA breaks down Yousri Belgaroui vs Kelvin Gastelum
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Kelvin Gastelum is trying to stop the bleeding after dropping two straight, and Yousri Belgaroui is riding high with back to back knockout wins. Gastelum's last outing was rough. Vicente Luque caught him in an anaconda choke in the first round at UFC 327, and before that Joe Pyfer outpointed him over three rounds. The former title challenger needs this one badly. Meanwhile, Belgaroui just knocked out Mansur Abdul-Malik with a nasty knee in the clinch and finished Azamat Bekoev with punches in round three.
- Gastelum desperate to snap two fight skid
- Belgaroui hunting third straight knockout finish
- Experience versus surging momentum at middleweight
If this fight makes it to the third round, watch for Belgaroui to turn up the heat in the clinch where he's been finding his finishes.
The Tunisian striker is building real momentum. Here's the thing about this matchup. Gastelum still has that dangerous left hand and solid boxing fundamentals that got him to the top of the division. When he beat Daniel Rodriguez in Saudi Arabia, he landed 123 strikes and went 4 for 4 on takedowns, showing he can still put rounds together. But Belgaroui is hunting for finishes and he's found them late in fights when guys start to fade.
That clinch work is legit dangerous. The big question is whether Gastelum can use his experience and wrestling to grind this out, or if Belgaroui's finishing instincts catch up to him. Gastelum's been submitted twice in his last five fights, so if this hits the mat in a scramble, things could get dicey. Belgaroui hasn't faced anyone near Gastelum's level yet, but confidence is a hell of a drug in this sport.
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Kelvin Gastelum is trying to stop the bleeding after dropping two straight, and Yousri Belgaroui is riding high with back to back knockout wins. Gastelum's last outing was rough. Vicente Luque caught him in an anaconda choke in the first round at UFC 327, and before that Joe Pyfer outpointed him over three rounds. The former title challenger needs this one badly. Meanwhile, Belgaroui just knocked out Mansur Abdul-Malik with a nasty knee in the clinch and finished Azamat Bekoev with punches in round three.
- Gastelum desperate to snap two fight skid
- Belgaroui hunting third straight knockout finish
- Experience versus surging momentum at middleweight
If this fight makes it to the third round, watch for Belgaroui to turn up the heat in the clinch where he's been finding his finishes.
The Tunisian striker is building real momentum. Here's the thing about this matchup. Gastelum still has that dangerous left hand and solid boxing fundamentals that got him to the top of the division. When he beat Daniel Rodriguez in Saudi Arabia, he landed 123 strikes and went 4 for 4 on takedowns, showing he can still put rounds together. But Belgaroui is hunting for finishes and he's found them late in fights when guys start to fade.
That clinch work is legit dangerous. The big question is whether Gastelum can use his experience and wrestling to grind this out, or if Belgaroui's finishing instincts catch up to him. Gastelum's been submitted twice in his last five fights, so if this hits the mat in a scramble, things could get dicey. Belgaroui hasn't faced anyone near Gastelum's level yet, but confidence is a hell of a drug in this sport.
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