How AgentMMA breaks down Dennis Buzukja vs Bogdan Grad
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This featherweight scrap in Belgrade is all about two guys trying to stop the bleeding. Bogdan Grad just signed his contract coming off back to back losses, including that brutal second round TKO in Doha where Luke Riley finished him with punches from guard. Dennis Buzukja's in even rougher shape. He got starched in 80 seconds by Marcio Barbosa back in April, and that's three straight losses now. Both guys are fighting for their UFC lives here. Grad's got that ETTL Bros.
- Both fighters desperately need a win after brutal recent skids
- Grad hunting for that finishing power he showed against Alexander
- Buzukja's chin becoming a serious concern after three knockout losses
Expect fireworks early as both guys know they can't afford to leave it in the judges' hands with their backs against the wall.
MMA pedigree and showed what he can do when he mounted and finished Lucas Alexander in Riyadh last February. That was vintage Unleashed, landing 59 strikes at 69% and controlling the fight before getting the finish. But then Muhammad Naimov outworked him over three rounds in Baku, and Riley put him away in Qatar. The Austrian needs to find that finishing instinct again. Buzukja's a switch stance fighter out of Longo Weidman, and when he's on, he can crack. Remember that third round knockout of Connor Matthews in Atlantic City?
Dude threw 202 strikes in that fight and finally got the finish at 22 seconds into the final frame. But he's been getting caught clean lately. Jamall Emmers slept him in 49 seconds, Sean Woodson dominated him on the scorecards, and now Barbosa just needed 80 seconds. Somebody's getting their hand raised in Serbia, and somebody's probably getting cut. That's the kind of urgency that makes fights dangerous.
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This featherweight scrap in Belgrade is all about two guys trying to stop the bleeding. Bogdan Grad just signed his contract coming off back to back losses, including that brutal second round TKO in Doha where Luke Riley finished him with punches from guard. Dennis Buzukja's in even rougher shape. He got starched in 80 seconds by Marcio Barbosa back in April, and that's three straight losses now. Both guys are fighting for their UFC lives here. Grad's got that ETTL Bros.
- Both fighters desperately need a win after brutal recent skids
- Grad hunting for that finishing power he showed against Alexander
- Buzukja's chin becoming a serious concern after three knockout losses
Expect fireworks early as both guys know they can't afford to leave it in the judges' hands with their backs against the wall.
MMA pedigree and showed what he can do when he mounted and finished Lucas Alexander in Riyadh last February. That was vintage Unleashed, landing 59 strikes at 69% and controlling the fight before getting the finish. But then Muhammad Naimov outworked him over three rounds in Baku, and Riley put him away in Qatar. The Austrian needs to find that finishing instinct again. Buzukja's a switch stance fighter out of Longo Weidman, and when he's on, he can crack. Remember that third round knockout of Connor Matthews in Atlantic City?
Dude threw 202 strikes in that fight and finally got the finish at 22 seconds into the final frame. But he's been getting caught clean lately. Jamall Emmers slept him in 49 seconds, Sean Woodson dominated him on the scorecards, and now Barbosa just needed 80 seconds. Somebody's getting their hand raised in Serbia, and somebody's probably getting cut. That's the kind of urgency that makes fights dangerous.
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