MMA Preview – Jordan Wright vs Bruno Silva at UFC 269
JORDAN WRIGHT VS BRUNO SILVA FACTS
When is UFC 269? Sunday 12th December, 2021 - 01:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC 269? T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC 269? Click here to buy tickets for UFC 268
What channel is UFC 269 on? BT Sport 2
Where can I stream UFC 269? 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!
JORDAN WRIGHT VS BRUNO SILVA LOWDOWN
It is good to Jordan Wright (12-1(1)) on the card after his last fight was scrapped at the weigh-ins back in October. Julian Marquez pulled out with health issues which is always hard to take for both fighters. Wright is coming off his biggest win to date knocking out Jamie Pickett in the first round which came in response to his first official loss getting knocked out by Joaquin Buckley a year ago. He first got knocked out in 2018 by Anthony Hernandez which was later overturned to a ‘no contest’ after popping for marijuana. Wright responded to that unofficial loss by picking up two more vintage finishes against Gabriel Checco and Ike Villanueva.
Cut from the same cloth, Bruno Silva (21-6) walks out for the third time this year riding a six-fight knockout streak. After finishing Alexander Shlemenko and Artem Frolov for M-1 in 2018, he served a drugs ban before eventually making his UFC debut. The ban clearly did not derail his momentum as he buried Wellington Turman in the first round back in June and then pulled off an incredible knockout over Andrew Sanchez after getting wrestled for two and a half rounds.
JORDAN WRIGHT VS BRUNO SILVA PREDICTION
When two fighters enter the octagon with the same mantra of ‘kill or be killed’ we know we are in for a show with someone likely to get slept. You just have to look at their stats to know what we are in for with Wright throwing 7.1 significant strikes per minute and Silva 5.1 with not a single takedown landed between them.
Wright has a three-inch reach advantage here, but the key stat is Wright’s 7.5 significant strikes absorbed per minute. His defence is a glaring weakness, and you cannot afford one taste of Silva’s hands.
Wright has more variety in his strikes throwing an array of kicks and has a decent clinch, but he does not have the power of the Brazilian. He also does not have any impressive wins on the record, and this is a perfect match-up for Silva.
He is taking on a fellow striker who has not fought the same calibre of competition and has the defence to make his chin an easy target. We fully expect a Silva knockout and he will probably get it done quickly.
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