MMA Preview – Gregory Rodrigues vs Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night 202
GREGORY RODRIGUES VS ARMEN PETROSYAN FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 202? Saturday 26th February, 2022 - 22:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 202? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 202? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC events
What channel is UFC Fight Night 202 on? BT Sport 1
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 202? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
GREGORY RODRIGUES VS ARMEN PETROSYAN LOWDOWN
Gregory Rodrigues (11-3) is on a four-fight win streak after winning both of his UFC fights. In fact, his only loss in his last 11 was when he got knocked out by Jordan Williams (2020) on the Contender Series. Since then, he knocked out Al Matavao and Josh Fremd (2021) to claim the vacant LFA middleweight championship. That earnt him the call-up where he outpointed Dusko Todorovic (2021) on debut and then collected his fifth knockout putting Jun Yong Park (2021) to sleep.
Armen Petrosyan (6-1) passed his audition on the Contender Series with flying colours although it came after adversity. The accomplished kickboxer went into the fight responding to a TKO loss to Hassan Yousefi (2021) with a TKO win over Alexander Zemlyakov (2021) and was getting handled by Kaloyan Kolev for the majority of the first round. That was until Petrosyan finally broke the shackles and unleashed his striking putting the Bulgarian away in devastating fashion.
GREGORY RODRIGUES VS ARMEN PETROSYAN PREDICTION
On paper, this is the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt vs the kickboxer however, Rodrigues has fallen in love with his hands. He has serious knockout power as we saw handing Park his first ever knockout loss.
However, if he tests his ego on the feet, he will have a rude awakening. Rodrigues must know this, so you have to expect him to resort to the takedown and pursue a submission. He will have to be stubborn, and he cannot afford to stand in front of the Armenian for anything length of time. There is not much different in power, but there is a huge gulf in technique.
Based on how well Petrosyan performed against Kolev, we expect him to have similar success. Rodrigues may land a few takedowns, but we feel Petrosyan will find himself on his feet when the Brazilian begins to tire and unleash his kickboxing weapons to craft a knockout.
Prediction: Petrosyan via KO/TKO - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
Value Bet: Petrosyan via KO/TKO
