Song is the better boxer with more power in his hands whereas Kenney is more lethal with his kicks which he will unleash from his southpaw stance. They are both extremely well-rounded and match up very well.
This is a phenomenal fight to kick off the main card. Those wins took him to 5-1 in the UFC before he somehow managed a split decision with the bantamweight legend Dominick Cruz. After that loss, Kenney submitted Louis Smolka and earnt comfortable unanimous decisions over Heili Alateng and Nathaniel Wood. He had only lost once in his last 10 and that was a unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili who has been grinding everyone out of late. He dropped back down to 135 lbs for the Phillips fight and continues his bantamweight quest at UFC 265.Ĭasey Kenney’s (16-3-1) momentum was also halted in his last fight. He moved back up to featherweight to take on Marlon Vera and earnt a dubious unanimous decision. He won his first four UFC bouts before fighting to a draw with Cody Stamann getting a point deducted for an illegal knee.
Kyler Phillips put on one of his best performances back in March earning a unanimous decision halting the prospect from China. Yadong Song (16-5-1(1)) returns after suffering his first loss in 10 fights. Where can I stream UFC 265 ? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport websiteįor viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here! Where can I get tickets for UFC 265? Click here to buy tickets for UFC 265 Where is UFC 265? Toyota Center, Houston, Texas (US) When is UFC 265? Sunday 8 th August, 2021 - 01:00 start (UK) Cruz's game is predicated on movement and his ability to dart in and out of the pocket, but if Munhoz can land his leg kicks early and cut off that movement, he should take complete control over the fight.Ĭruz has a 3-inch advantage in both height and reach but seemingly has no finishing upside against Munhoz, who is a durable high-level jiu-jitsu practitioner.Select the sports you want to hear about and TSZ will send the best previews, analysis and predictions straight to your inbox.
Munhoz fires leg kicks as hard and as often as anyone in the sport (landed 37-of-42 against Jose Aldo, 44-of-52 against Frankie Edgar, and 32-of-42 against Aljamain Sterling in his last three fights). While he is still a top-level fighter, Cruz has shown some signs of regression, and notably, for this fight, he did not deal well with the leg kicks from Henry Cejudo (landed 23-of-25) and Casey Kenney (landed 23-of-26) in his last two bouts. Saturday will mark Cruz's third fight since returning from a 3.5-year layoff. For more analysis on the rest of the card, you can check out my projections for the entire slate here. Munhoz has lost three of his last four fights, although those were against Aljamain Sterling, Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo.īoth fighters are in the top-10 at 135 pounds, so a win would push them toward the top of the division.īelow I preview how these fighters stack up and which side has betting value in this matchup. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here.įormer UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz goes for a second straight win, as he faces Pedro Munhoz at UFC 269.Ĭruz beat Casey Kenney at UFC 259 in March in a tightly contested fight that ended by split decision.
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