How AgentMMA breaks down Yousri Belgaroui vs Kelvin Gastelum
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Kelvin Gastelum always gives fans something to argue about, and this matchup adds a crazy physical puzzle. Across his last 5 fights, he beat Dustin Stoltzfus and Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision, while Vicente Luque and Sean Brady submitted him and Joe Pyfer took a unanimous decision. Yousri Belgaroui enters with 2 straight stoppages in R3, one through punches at distance and the other through a nasty clinch knee. Here’s the thing. Both men are 34, yet they look like they belong in different size classes.
- Gastelum looks to steady himself after Luque's first round submission
- Belgaroui brings two straight stoppages and serious late fight danger
- A massive range gap shapes every exchange at middleweight
The fight should open up late in R2 or early in R3, when the work at range and the clinch exchanges start taking a real toll.
Gastelum stands 69 inches with a 71 inch reach and fights southpaw, while the orthodox Belgaroui stands 78 inches with a 79 inch reach. Gastelum has a mountain of open space to cross, and Belgaroui has to keep that space without letting the shorter man turn it into a phone booth fight. Gastelum needs to mix his entries, threaten level changes, and make the taller striker reset. Every scramble carries tension, because Luque found the anaconda in R1 at 4:08 and Brady found the kimura in R3. Belgaroui has already shown real patience in the UFC.
Both wins broke open in R3, against Mansur Abdul-Malik at 3:39 and Azamat Bekoev at 0:55, so he knows how to stay calm until an opening appears. That is what makes this so fun. Can Gastelum get inside clean and make it ugly, or will Belgaroui keep finding sharper looks as the minutes pile up?
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Kelvin Gastelum always gives fans something to argue about, and this matchup adds a crazy physical puzzle. Across his last 5 fights, he beat Dustin Stoltzfus and Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision, while Vicente Luque and Sean Brady submitted him and Joe Pyfer took a unanimous decision. Yousri Belgaroui enters with 2 straight stoppages in R3, one through punches at distance and the other through a nasty clinch knee. Here’s the thing. Both men are 34, yet they look like they belong in different size classes.
- Gastelum looks to steady himself after Luque's first round submission
- Belgaroui brings two straight stoppages and serious late fight danger
- A massive range gap shapes every exchange at middleweight
The fight should open up late in R2 or early in R3, when the work at range and the clinch exchanges start taking a real toll.
Gastelum stands 69 inches with a 71 inch reach and fights southpaw, while the orthodox Belgaroui stands 78 inches with a 79 inch reach. Gastelum has a mountain of open space to cross, and Belgaroui has to keep that space without letting the shorter man turn it into a phone booth fight. Gastelum needs to mix his entries, threaten level changes, and make the taller striker reset. Every scramble carries tension, because Luque found the anaconda in R1 at 4:08 and Brady found the kimura in R3. Belgaroui has already shown real patience in the UFC.
Both wins broke open in R3, against Mansur Abdul-Malik at 3:39 and Azamat Bekoev at 0:55, so he knows how to stay calm until an opening appears. That is what makes this so fun. Can Gastelum get inside clean and make it ugly, or will Belgaroui keep finding sharper looks as the minutes pile up?
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