Michael Chiesa will look to bounce again from his two-fight skid when he collides with the harmful Li Jingliang in a welterweight brawl at UFC 287 in Brooklyn, New York, on April 8.
‘The Leech’ has had some combined outcomes contained in the octagon as of late, however will doubtless be extremely upset to not get his arms raised final outing in a razor-close combat in opposition to Daniel Rodriguez. Having to swap opponents on brief discover, the China native felt he did sufficient, however wasn’t given the nod from the judges.
As introduced earlier right now, Li Jingliang will check his harmful knockout energy in opposition to the grappling wizardry of Michael Chiesa when the 2 meet in the midst of the cage in two months’ time.
Presently ranked at #15 within the division, Jingliang is hoping to push ahead in his pursuit of gold and may have an enormous probability at leaping simply exterior the highest 10 when he battles it out with Chiesa on April 8.
Regardless of being lower than spectacular not too long ago, ‘Maverick’ has proven he’s able to hanging with a few of the world’s greatest and has huge wins on his report. A choice victory over former light-weight champion Rafael Dos Anjos and a rear-naked choke submission in opposition to Beneil Dariush are simply a few of his large performances.
With 25% of his defeats coming by means of submission, Li Jingliang may have a tricky time navigating the bottom sport if the 170lbers trade in grappling, as we’ve got seen a number of instances all through his profession.
Michael Chiesa vs. Li Jingliang and different huge fights at UFC 287
Alongside a high-profile welterweight bout between two likable athletes in Michael Chiesa and Li Jingliang, UFC 287 will showcase some good matchups and might be headlined by an eagerly-awaited title combat.
On April 8, newly topped middleweight king Alex Pereira will provide Israel Adesanya one other probability to beat him because the pair meet for his or her fourth warfare in fight sports activities, in what guarantees to be one other fireworks spectacle.
Jorge Masvidal will make his first octagon look since turning into embroiled in controversial occasions exterior the cage when he locks horns with a hungry Gilbert Burns who’s desperately making a push towards a title shot.
Alongside the implausible fights, Kevin Holland faces Santiago Ponzinibbio, thrilling prospect Raul Rosas Jr. might be in motion, and a heavy-hitting affair that might steal the present commences when Kelvin Gastelum takes on Chris Curtis.
