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‘The Great’ and ‘El Matador’ They meet in the main fight of UFC 298. One of the most anticipated duels of this year in which the featherweight title.
The Australian will try to make up for his last defeat in the UFC, while the Hispanic-Georgian will fight for keep your undefeated streak and storm the throne of the featherweight division.
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Schedule and where to see ‘The Great’ vs. ‘El Matador’ from UFC 298
UFC featherweight title fight takes place this Sunday, February 18, starting at 06:00 (CET) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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Classification of ‘The Great’ and ‘El Matador’
He Australian is in charge of defending the title featherweight that he has had in his possession since December 2019 and occupies 3rd place in the pound-for-pound rankings.
For its part, the Hispano-Georgian is in the 3rd place within the featherweight division. A position he has achieved after remaining undefeated in the UFC since his debut in October 2020.
Statistics of both fighters
The defender of the UFC featherweight belt is a fighter who stands out in boxing and wrestling.
In addition, he is considered the best featherweight in the history of the UFC. However, He was defeated by KO in the 1st round of his last fight (October 21, 2023).
While the 3rd ranked in the featherweight rankings is black belt in jiu-jitsu and also stands out in boxing.
And as for his last fight, the Hispanic Georgian He linked his 14th official consecutive victory with a victory by unanimous decision (June 24, 2023).
These are the statistics of ‘The Great’ and ‘El Matador’, according to UFC data:
- Age: 35 years / 27 years
- Record: 14-0-0
- Height: 1.68m/1.7m
- Weight: 70.08kg/66.2kg
- Reach: 181.6cm/175.3cm
- Leg reach: 91.4 cm / 94 cm
- KO: 13/4
- Submissions: 3/8
- Fights finished in the 1st round: 7 / 9
- Last fight: loss by KO / victory by unanimous decision
Predictions for ‘The Great’ vs. ‘El Matador’ from UFC 298
1. ‘El Matador’ defeats ‘The Great’ to [1.9]: Given the Hispanic-Georgian’s undefeated streak and the defeat that the Australian suffered in his last fight, our first prediction is that ‘El Matador’ will take the title of UFC featherweight champion.
2. ‘El Matador’ wins by KO/TKO to [5.0]: The No. 3 in the featherweight ranking has won 3 of the 6 fights he has fought in the UFC by KO/TKO, so it is possible that he will be declared the winner of this fight in the same way.
3. ‘El Matador’ wins in Round 1 to [6.0]: Taking into account what the Hispanic-Georgian is at stake, it is likely that he will go all out from the first round, so there is a possibility that he will achieve victory in the first round, as he did in 9 of the 14 official fights he has disputed.