On Wednesday, the UFC held a press conference for its upcoming UFC Fight Night 147 card, which takes place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England. A number of bouts have previously been shown with this card, including the most important event between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal and the co-main event between Leon Edwards and Gunnar Nelson, and in the press conference the UFC shown the latest batch of preliminary spells.
Joseph Duffy vs. Marc Diakese, UFC Fight Night 147
Lightweights Joseph Duffy and Marc Diakese meet in what should be an exciting connection between two strikers. NewsomeMMA first reported the news that Diakese is filling in for the injured Stevie Ray. Duffy (16-3) is 4-2 in the UFC but has not fought as a 2017 KO loss to James Vick. He is one of those few men to conquer Conor McGregor. Diakese (12-3) is 2-3 at the UFC but these 3 losses have come in his last few outings. The UFC is providing Duffy a winnable fight here against a very beatable competition in Diakese, and I fully anticipate Duffy to start as a large favorite.
Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Quinonez, UFC Fight Night 147
Growing bantamweight celebrity Nathaniel Wood will aim to keep his win streak when he takes on Jose Quinonez. Wood (15-3) is on a seven-fight win series overall with submission wins in the UFC over Johnny Eduardo and Andre Ewell. Quinonez (7-2) is currently 4-1 in the UFC and is coming off of a decision win over Teruto Ishihara. I know Quinonez is about a nice win series but to me this is a big mismatch and it looks like a fight the UFC reserved as a way to get Wood an impressive win in front of the British fans.
Danny Henry vs. Dan Ige, UFC Fight Night 147
Featherweights Danny Henry and Dan Ige will meet on this card. Henry (12-2) is on a five-fight win streak and is 2-0 at the UFC with a submission win over Hakeem Dawodu in his final outing. Ige (10-2) is 3-1 at the UFC and conquered Jordan Griffin via conclusion in his last bout. Though Ige has been solid from the UFC, I think Henry has the higher ceiling and I would tend to prefer him here.
Nad Narimani vs. Mike Grundy, UFC Fight Night 147
Top featherweight prospect Nad Narimani returns at this when he chooses on UFC newcomer Mike Grundy. Narimani (12-2) is really on a five-fight win series and is 2-0 so far in the UFC. Grundy (11-1) is a veteran of ACB and is riding an eight-fight win streak into this event. Grundy has a remarkable record but given the degree of competition I would have to favor Narimani here.
Arnold Allen vs. Jordan Rinaldi, UFC Fight Night 147
And finally, there is an interesting featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Jordan Rinaldi. Allen (13-1) is 4-0 in the UFC and is riding a six-fight winning series overall. But he has been hurt and usually fights just once a year. Rinaldi (14-6) is currently 2-2 in the UFC and is coming from a decision win over Jason Knight. Though Allen is coming off of a long layoff I’d still need to prefer him quite heavily to defeat Rinaldi.
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