The Octagon Yields to Mexico City for the first in just over a year as It’s Going to be Installed at Mexico City Arena.
Headlining this card is a bout in the featherweight division with Yair”Pantera” Rodriguez collides with Jeremy”Lil’ Heathen” Stephens. The Mexico native, Rodriguez, is now a little -120 favored with the Stephens, coming back in -110.
Rodriguez was preferred in five of his last six fights, with all the only time that he was an underdog during that span, for example that one came when he fought Frankie Edgar. Coincidentally, since he dropped in 2012 to Roberto Herrera, the only reduction that Pantera has had was a span of 10 fights, Edgar. This is actually the first time since he made the 2018 knockout of this year in the last second we’ve seen Rodriguez.
This can be spells that Stephens was an underdog and he enters the crate onto a shedding slide. Lil’ Heathen then was pumped out by Jose Aldo and went knocking out Josh Emmett and had been favored to Zabit Magomedsharipov at March in two fights prior to his reduction.
Fans should expect fireworks as Stephens has 19 knockouts in his album while Rodriguez has won four of his 11 pro wins by T/KO as well when the 2 competitions step within the Octagon. Rodriguez, the 26-year-old, has tremendous kicks and he’s wild long and imaginative. This imagination was with his fifth-round knockout about the Korean Zombie on full display last November if he landed an upward elbow .
Meanwhile, Stephens enjoys to stalk down his opponents and seem to let his hands fly that is heavy. The orthodox fighter really loads on his hand also does set it up well, but if it lands, he puts his opponents. Although the space closes but waits a long time to throw his attacks that allows his competitors or throw first, but his powerful right hand is usually directly behind their attacks.
This is a true matchup involving a heavy brawler and a kickboxer. Locate a spot because of his hand and he’ll need to corner Rodriguez, if Stephens would like to secure a victory. On the flip side, Pantera could find success at long distance along with attacks or his head kicks.
Prediction: Jeremy Stephens (-110) via knockout
Odds at BetOnline as of September 17
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