Michael Chiesa will look to bounce again from his two-fight skid when he collides with the damaging Li Jingliang in a welterweight brawl at UFC 287 in Brooklyn, New York, on April 8.
‘The Leech’ has had some combined outcomes contained in the octagon as of late, however will seemingly be extremely upset to not get his fingers raised final outing in a razor-close battle towards Daniel Rodriguez. Having to swap opponents on brief discover, the China native felt he did sufficient, however wasn’t given the nod from the judges.
As introduced earlier right this moment, Li Jingliang will take a look at his harmful knockout energy towards the grappling wizardry of Michael Chiesa when the 2 meet in the midst of the cage in two months’ time.
At the moment ranked at #15 within the division, Jingliang is hoping to push ahead in his pursuit of gold and can have an enormous probability at leaping simply exterior the highest 10 when he battles it out with Chiesa on April 8.
Regardless of being lower than spectacular not too long ago, ‘Maverick’ has proven he’s able to hanging with among the world’s greatest and has large wins on his document. A call victory over former light-weight champion Rafael Dos Anjos and a rear-naked choke submission towards Beneil Dariush are simply a few of his big performances.
With 25% of his defeats coming by the use of submission, Li Jingliang can have a tricky time navigating the bottom sport if the 170lbers trade in grappling, as now we have seen a number of instances all through his profession.
Michael Chiesa vs. Li Jingliang and different large fights at UFC 287
Alongside a high-profile welterweight bout between two likable athletes in Michael Chiesa and Li Jingliang, UFC 287 will showcase some good matchups and will probably be headlined by an eagerly-awaited title battle.
On April 8, newly topped middleweight king Alex Pereira will supply Israel Adesanya one other probability to beat him because the pair meet for his or her fourth battle in fight sports activities, in what guarantees to be one other fireworks spectacle.
Jorge Masvidal will make his first octagon look since changing into embroiled in controversial occasions exterior the cage when he locks horns with a hungry Gilbert Burns who’s desperately making a push towards a title shot.
Alongside the implausible fights, Kevin Holland faces Santiago Ponzinibbio, thrilling prospect Raul Rosas Jr. will probably be in motion, and a heavy-hitting affair that would steal the present commences when Kelvin Gastelum takes on Chris Curtis.