Bellator
111 Predictions
March
4, 2014
By Ryan
Porzl
Blagoi
Ivanov vs. Richard Hale
Nickname: Bagata | Rare
Breed
Height: 5'11 | 6'4
Age: 27 | 28
MMA
Record (BMMA): 9-0, 1NC (4-0) | 21-6-1 (6-3)
Arm
Length: 73 in. | 80.5
in.
Team: SK Absolute Bulgaria | Koncete
Gym
Weight
Class: Heavyweight (265 pounds)
Notes:
Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Preview:
Ivanov is unbeaten in ten fights (nine wins, one no contest). His
recent fight was a win over Keith Bell by submission at Bellator 109
(November 22, 2013). Hale is riding a two fight losing streak. His
recent loss was to Ryan Martinez by KO at Bellator 96 (June 19,
2013).
Predictions:
Ivanov. Ivanov has had two fights since coming back from his near
fatal stabbing and seems like he's ready to go. Ivanov has the tools
to beat Hale as he has good striking and knock out. He also showed in
his recent fight against Keith Bell that he can survive powerful
shots, get clipped, and can pull out victory from the jaws of defeat.
If striking doesn't work, Ivanov is a world-class grappler as a
former Sambo world champion. Hale also showed in his last fight with
Martinez that if you hit him hard enough, he'll go down. Ivanov has
the skills to do what Martinez did, take Hale down and hit him with
powerful shots.
Alexander
Volkov vs. Mark Holata
Nickname: Drago | The Machine
Height: 6'7 | 6'2
Age: 25 | 31
MMA
Record (BMMA): 19-4 (3-1) | 12-4 (3-2)
Arm
Length: 81 in. | 72 in.
Team: RusFighters Sport Club |
American Top Team OKC
Weight
Class: Heavyweight (265 pounds)
Notes:
Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Preview:
Volkov is coming off a loss to Vitaly Minakov by TKO at Bellator 108
(November 15, 2013). Holata is coming off a loss to Vinicius Queiroz
by submission at Bellator 75 (October 5, 2012).
Predictions:
Volkov. Holata is coming off a sixteen month layoff which isn't good
when he's going into a fight with Volkov. Volkov's takedown defense
isn't good but he's good defensively on the ground. He's also a very
good striker as he knows how to use his reach, has very good
accuracy, and goes for combinations instead of sloppy haymakers. He
also hits hard with fourteen wins by knockout while most of Holata's
losses are by way of knockout. Holata has won most of his fights by
submission but Volkov hasn't been submitted in four years.
Peter
Graham vs. Siala-Mou Siliga
Nickname: The Chief | Mighty
Mo
Height: 6'2 | 6'1
Age: 38 | 43
MMA
Record (BMMA): 10-6 (1-1) | 5-2 (2-0)
Arm
Length: 73 in. | 74
in.
Team: Wolfslair MMA | Aguirre
Fighting System
Weight
Class: Heavyweight (265 pounds)
Notes:
Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Preview:
Graham is coming off a loss to Cheick Kongo by unanimous decision at
Bellator 107 (November 8, 2013). Siliga is riding a three fight win
streak. His recent win was over Ron Sparks by submission at Bellator
105 (October 25, 2013).
Predictions:
Siliga. Since arriving in Bellator, Graham has never shown good
cardio. Graham is tough to finish but it shouldn't matter because if
he gets tired then he won't be able to finish if he's exhausted.
Siliga has also shown that he may not have the best cardio but he
showed in the Dan Charles fight that he could still finish in the
third round. Since returning to MMA last year, Siliga has clearly
been making the most out of it. He's clearly worked on his ground
game including submissions and sprawling. He's also benefited from
the 265 pound weight limit as he's in the best shape of his combat
sports career. Graham is a talented fighter, has good skills and good
chin but if he can't get his cardio up or not be affected by jet lag
then he won't go far.
Lavar
Johnson vs. Ryan Martinez
Nickname: Big | None
Height: 6'4 | 5'11
Age: 36 | 26
MMA
Record (BMMA): 17-7 (0-1) | 10-3 (3-2)
Arm
Length: 81 in. | 72
in.
Team: American Kickboxing Academy | Infinite MMA
Weight
Class: Heavyweight (265 pounds)
Notes:
Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Preview:
Johnson is riding a three fight losing streak. His recent loss was to
Vinicius Queiroz by KO at Bellator 102 (October 4, 2013). Martinez is
coming off a loss to Vitaly Minakov by TKO at Bellator 97 (July 31,
2013).
Predictions:
Martinez. This is a nightmare fight for Johnson. Martinez hits very
hard and Johnson is coming off a 20 second knockout loss. Worse of
all, Martinez is an underrated wrestler and if he's not successful
standing up then he can get it to the ground. Johnson is well known
for bad takedown defense and even worse on his back. Worse case
scenario for Martinez is to take Johnson down and grind out a
decision because he won't be able to get back up. Martinez is getting
up a lot of reach but it shouldn't matter as Richard Hale's arm were
the same and it didn't help. Martinez is also a southpaw which could
throw Johnson off.
Eduardo
Dantas vs. Anthony Leone
Nickname: DuDu | None
Height: 5'10 | 5'6
Age: 25 | 26
MMA
Record (BMMA): 15-3 (5-0) | 13-6 (3-3)
Arm
Length: Unknown | Unknown
Team: Nova Uniao | Team Bombsquad
Weight
Class: Bantamweight (135 pounds)
Notes:
For the Bellator Bantamweight Championship. Leone is replacing Rafael
Silva.
Preview:
Dantas is coming off a win over Marcos Galvao by KO at Bellator 89
(February 14, 2013). Leone is coming off a loss to Rafael Silva by
unanimous decision at Bellator 102 (October 4, 2013).
Predictions:
Dantas. Leone is talented but one-dimensional. Just look at his stats
and you know what to expect. He's a ground fighter who prefers to go
for submissions. He's not a striker and he doesn't have much power
since he's never won a fight by knockout. Dantas is also a very
talented fighter. He's very good on the ground and has not only won
five of his fights by submission but he's never been submitted in his
career. At the same time, he's aggressive and fearless standing up as
he'll throw stuff like flying knees. He's also got knockout power and
is capable of knocking Leone out.
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