Justine Kish is about a 3-1 favorite to Conquer Ji Yeon Kim in UFC on FOX 27 on Saturday night.
Kish is 6-1 in her career, but she’s coming off a loss to Felice Herrig in June of this past year, although Kim is 6-1-2 and coming off a loss to Lucie Pudilova. This battle is one of six on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card, leading up into a four-fight principal card which features Ronaldo Souza vs. Derek Brunson. Let’s look at Kish vs. Kim and UFC picks.
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Justine Kish (6-1, 2-1 UFC)
Kish won her first four pro fights before she made her UFC introduction in January of 2016. Kish won a unanimous decision against Nina Ansaroff and Kish followed that up with a win over Ashley Yoder at December of 2016. The first loss for Kish within her career happened in June of this past year, as she lost a unanimous choice to Felice Herrig.
Kish will possess the home crowd advantage on Saturday, as she fights in Charlotte. “It does make me somewhat nervous to know so many people from here are going to be coming into the fight,” said Kish to the Gaston Gazette,”But, to be honest, it could be just one person out there or even a thousand people and I am thinking the same thing. I want to wear a good show every time.” Kish will be fighting in Charlotte for the next time in her career, as she fought Grady Cole as a recreational in 2007.
Kish stated that she has been training with longtime coach Jeff Jimmo, to prepare for this struggle against Kim. “I typically don’t see a good deal of footage of my competitions,” said Kish,”But I have watched a lot of footage on her. We have analyzed it multiple times and I think I’ll have a great strategy.”
Ji Yeo Kim (6-1-2, 0-1 UFC)
Kish was a specialist since 2013. She fought to two draws in her first two pro fights and she is 6-1 since. She’s three wins by entry and two by knockout. She’s one first round end.
UFC Picks
The lineup on this battle is surprisingly high with Kish about a 3-1 favorite. I really do think that the move up in fat can help Kish, as she looked weak against Herrig and it is always pleasant to have the home audience edge. Kim landed some shots from Pudilova within her UFC debut, but still lost a unanimous decision. I lean toward Kish in this fight, but I think it will be a competitive fight and I am definitely not comfortable laying 3-1 at a fight I think will be shut. I believe playing the rounds is the better way to go. The rounds choice is recorded at 2.5 with the more recorded at -260. None of these two fighters have much electricity, and that I can’t find either one getting an end unless one of them makes a major error and gets trapped in a grip. I’ll take the rounds to go over the total.
UFC on FOX 27 takes place on Saturday, January 27, 2018 in Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, using a middleweight rematch between Ronaldo Souza and Derek Brunson since case headliner. There are four fights on the main FOX card along with eight preliminary bouts, with six FS1 and 2 on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FOX)
Ronaldo Souza -156 vs. Derek Brunson
Dennis Bermudez -160 vs. Andre Fili
Gregor Gillespie -560 vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Drew Dober -180 vs. Frank Camacho
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