Two April welterweight matchups had to be switched because of accidents, and for the current MMA Odds and Ends I’ll give my thoughts on both new fights. Tim Means vs. George Sullivan, UFC on FOX 15 Due to an injury to Kenny Robertson, Tim Means will step in on short notice to battle George Sullivan in UFC on FOX 15, which is set for April 18 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Means vs. Sullivan will air live on UFC Fight Pass. I don’t see how he loses if Means can continue to keep this fight standing. Sullivan is a good striker for sure, but Means is among the very best at the welterweight division at blending in all his limbs, and thus if that struggle stays standing he’s going to win it. If Sullivan can get Means up against the fence and land some vital takedowns, he could certainly sneak a determination on the judges’ cards, but Means has revealed amazing takedown defence at 170lbs and it’s going to be very difficult for Sullivan to do this. Means is carrying this fight on short notice, and he’s a man who doesn’t get a good deal of love out of bettors, but I think he has a really good shot here to either knock Sullivan outside or win a decision and I am really leaning towards Means to find the victory here, even considering the fact he is carrying it on short notice. Chris Clements vs. Nordine Taleb UFC 186 Claudio Silva is out of the UFC 186 welterweight bout against Nordine Taleb and today Chris Clements will take on Taleb within an all-Canadian affair. UFC 186 takes place April 25 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Clements vs. Taleb is famous for its Fight Pass first card card. Silva vs. Taleb was probably going to become a boring, grinding affair involving two men who prefer to push up their opponents against the fence until they gasoline out, so at least with Clements in today instead of Silva there’s a chance this might be entertaining. Clements, a striker, is always in enjoyable, back-and-forth standup charms and if he can keep Taleb off of him, he’ll likely have the ability to stand at the middle of the Octagon and hurt his foe. Taleb, however, is one of the guys that sticks to his opponents like glue, and when he can push Clements up against the fence and land a few takedowns, he could win this fight according to his wrestling alone. Therefore, the key for Clements is going to be to stop the takedowns, and if he continues to show improvements in his wrestling just like he did in his last outing against Vik Grujic, where he stuffed the takedowns and then outstruck his competitor , he could win. I expect Taleb for a slight favorite here, however, don’t sleep even with the brief notice factoring in.
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