Rodolfo Vieira vs Armen Petrosyan Fight Preview
On Saturday at UFC Vegas 86, two seasoned middleweight fighters will launch into battle for dominance of their division. Rodolfo Vieira boasts world-class BJJ skills while Armen Petrosyan hails from professional kickboxing with strong striking abilities, making this matchup one of grappler versus striker that promises to deliver on both counts. Both men will go into this matchup expecting to add quality wins to their resumes. Follow this article for the best martial arts analysis.
Rodolfo Vieira Analysis: Strong submission specialist
Vieira, a submission specialist, recently delivered one of his finest performances in the UFC when he tapped out Cody Brundage with an outstanding submission finish on the ground. Although suffering some initial damage against Brundage’s aggressive striking style, Vieira quickly found his stride and secured the submission victory despite some early damage taken against an aggressive striker. With this success under his belt, Vieira will seek to build on this performance by finding ways to better tolerate aggression from opponents early in fights.
Armen Petrosyan Analysis: Only 3 UFC fights won
Petrosyan, on the other hand, is an exceptional striker and his background in Muay Thai and classic kickboxing has certainly shown itself in the octagon. Although only having won 3 fights so far with UFC, Petrosyan has impressed everyone by landing six significant strikes per minute on average and stopping five of his opponents through this method (one TKO, four by KO). Petrosyan won’t be intimidated by Vieira’s submission abilities and will look to keep the fight at kicking distance. He has worked on his defensive wrestling and, if successful, should use his speed and power against Vieira when taken down.
Fans would like to see if UFC could rebook this fight later on this month to give them something exciting as they continue their search for middleweight contenders. Accordinf to this UFC analysis both fighters will be looking to get a good performance to get at some time a shot at the title.
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Rodolfo Vieira vs Armen Petrosyan Fight Information
- Date: 02/10/2024
- Time: 07:35 PM ET
- Location: Sao Paulo, BR
- How to Watch Vieira vs Petrosyan: ESPN+
- Live Stream: BT Sport.com
