An injury to Jake Ellenberger now means that Tarec Saffiedine will fight Hyun Gyu Lim in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event in Singapore. Saffiedine should look at Ellenberger’s injury as a bit of a blessing as his fighting style matches up extremely well with Lim’s.
Tarec Saffiedine was the last ever Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and is currently riding an impressive 4 fight winning streak. He has never fought in the UFC, but he does hold an impressive career record of 14 wins with just 3 losses.
Hyun Gyu Lim will be fighting for the third time in the UFC and is currently riding a 7 fight winning streak. Lim is one of the biggest Welterweight’s in the UFC and has frequently struggled to make weight for his Welterweight fights. Throughout his career he has fought at both Middleweight and Welterweight and as a result he holds a significant size advantage over the slender Saffiedine.
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OUR PICK FOR THIS UFC FIGHT…
Tarec Saffiedine should feel very confident going into this fight, as his fighting style matches up extremely well with Lim’s.
Hyun Gyu Lim is a reckless striker who isn’t too technical. He looks to throw knock out punches and in the process is prone to taking a shot himself. Whilst Saffiedine hasn’t shown us anything to suggest that he has knock out power, he does have excellent technical striking and will be able to use his superior striking skills to pick apart the Korean.
Lim looks to turn his fights into wars and that will suit Saffiedine who has been involved in several scraps throughout his career. In fact his last 6 fights have all gone to a decision, with many of those fights being closely contested brawls.
Tarec Saffiedine is a difficult fighter to finish and he likes to throw a high volume of punches. Lim is the complete opposite who looks to load up his punches and throw big haymakers in the hope of landing a knock out blow. I can’t see Lim being able to knock out Saffiedine, since Saffiedine has survived 5 rounds with knock out artist Nate Marquardt and 3 rounds with an equally dangerous knock out artist in Tyron Woodley.
The bookmakers are offering good value odds on Saffiedine in a fight that he should be able to win comfortably. Cash in now and place your bets with [adrotate group=”4″] for the best odds on this UFC fight.
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