On June 26, Las Vegas (USA) will host the UFC on ESPN 38 mixed martial arts tournament. In one of the fights of the show, the Brazilian Raulian Paiva will fight with the representative of Kazakhstan Sergey Morozov. Forecast for the fight from Sergey Vashchenko.
Raulian Paiva (26 years old, Brazil)
Career: 21 wins – 4 losses
In the UFC: 3 wins – 3 losses
53rd in the world bantamweight rankings
Raulian Paiva has been with the UFC since 2019. He got into the strongest league in the world through the Dana White contender series, where he defeated Allan Nascimento by a split decision.
The Brazilian lost his first two fights in the UFC to Kai Kar Franz and Rogerio Bontorin. But then Paiva was able to rectify the situation by scoring three wins in a row, including over the representative of Kazakhstan Zhalgas Zhumagulov.
Paiva is presently a bantamweight competitor. He last competed in December 2021 at UFC 269. Then he was knocked out in the first round by Sean O’Malley.
In MMA, Raulian wins most often by decisions – 14 times. He also has four knockouts and three submissions.
Sergey Morozov (33 years old, Kazakhstan)
Career: 17 wins – 5 losses
In UFC: 1 win – 2 losses
117th in the world bantamweight rankings
Former M-1 champion Sergey Morozov in the UFC is going through hard times. He spent three fights but won only one. In February of this year, he lost to Douglas Silva de Andrade by technical submission in the second round and made life difficult for himself in the promotion. The upcoming fight against Paiva will be decisive for him. If Morozov loses, then, most likely, he will not fight in the UFC again.
Morozov is the primary drummer. He has eight knockouts, three submissions, and six refereeing decisions.
Forecast and rate
Bookmakers believe that the Kazakhstani is the favorite in the fight. I’m afraid I have to disagree with this. Paiva is a very technical and tactful athlete. He can work as a second number but at the same time cause much more damage. The Brazilian defeated Zhumagulov, and Morozov wants to win and avenge his friend.
I do not believe that the fight will end ahead of schedule. This fight will not be the most interesting in the tournament. Paiva will tactfully win on points.
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