UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov: Raoni Barcelos vs Timur Valiev: Prediction and Analysis

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov will see a bantamweight clash between Raoni Barcelos and Timur Valiev go down in the main card of the event. Both fighters of the 135 lbs division are on a stellar run at the moment, Either fighter will look to further extend their streak when they clash heads this weekend,

The 34-year-old Brazilian, Barcelos, will make his sixth appearance inside the UFC Octagon this weekend. He is currently on a 9-fight winning streak in his career, including 5 wins in the UFC. Said Nurmagomedov, Khalid Taha, and more have fallen victim to the Brazilian during his promotional run.

Valiev, on the other hand, has won 7 out of his 8 fights in the organization. ‘Lucky’ had a no-contest against Trevin Jones in his other contest. It was also his UFC debut. The former WSOF and PFL fighter will make his third appearance inside the UFC Octagon this weekend against Barcelos.

Valiev has a professional record of 17-2 with 7 finishes under his belt. The 31-year-old Russian has 5 T/Ko and 2 submission wins comprising those numbers for him. Barcelos’s record stands at 16-1 with 10 finishes. 8 T/Ko and 2 submission win rack up those numbers for him.

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Raoni Barcelos vs Timur Valiev: Analysis

Neither Barcelos nor Valiev are big-name fighters. However, they both have undeniable potential and skills. Barcelos, despite his age, has started taking out the biggest prospects of the 135 lbs division of the UFC. He looked phenomenal in his last fight against Taha. So, anybody facing him has to take note of his impressive current run.

Valiev looked a bit hesitant in his last fight against Martin Day. But he is a quality scrapper. His early dominance in his UFC debut is a measure of his quality as a fighter.

But Barcelos might just prove to be too tricky a puzzle for Valiev to solve. The Brazilian has some brutal leg kicks in store. He might be able to frustrate Valiev with those as the contest progresses. ‘Lucky’ might be able to sneak a round in his favor. But, eventually we expect Barcelos to claim a unanimous decision in his favor.

Final Prediction: Barcelos by unanimous decision.

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