Uriah Hall was supposed to be fighting Joe Riggs at UFC Fight Night
Nashville but a recent injury to Riggs now means that Oluwale Bamgbose
is stepping up on less than two weeks notice to face Hall in his UFC
debut.
When Uriah Hall lost his last fight against Rafael Natal I vowed to
never bet on him again. Afterall, Natal was an easy opponent for Hall
and yet he somehow managed to lose a close decision. Two months later
and Hall is stepping back into the Octagon to face another easy opponent
in Oluwale Bamgbose, except this time his opponent is an inexperienced
striker, who poses no threat of a takedown and he’s stepping up to fight
Hall on less than 2 weeks notice.
By this point in time it’s pretty clear that the UFC are doing
everything that they can to help Hall add more clips to his highlight
reel. Time after time they give him easy opponents that he should be
able to run through. Since losing the Ultimate Fighter to Kelvin
Gastelum, Hall has been matched up against John Howard, Chris Leben, Ron
Stallings, Thiago Santos, Rafael Natal and Joe Riggs… All of which were
very easy stylistic matchups.
I also find it interesting how the UFC went to the New York regional
MMA circuit to find a replacement for Joe Riggs. Normally the UFC will
look for local talent that is willing to step up on short notice when a
fighter drops out just a few weeks away from an event. New York is
nowhere near Nashville and I have a feeling the UFC picked Oluwale
Bamgbose as a short notice replacement because he doesn’t have any
ground game and he won’t threaten Hall with takedowns. I also feel they
selected Bamgbose because his fighting style should play right into the
hands of Hall’s devastating counter striking technique.
At this point in Hall’s career I believe we should assess his chances
of winning a fight based on all of the strengths and weaknesses he has
shown us throughout his time in the UFC. We know that he has the ability
to flake out and fight tentatively, but we also know that he has
devastatingly accurate counter striking, with the power to finish a
fight at any time.
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Uriah Hall was supposed to be fighting Joe Riggs at UFC Fight Night
Nashville but a recent injury to Riggs now means that Oluwale Bamgbose
is stepping up on less than two weeks notice to face Hall in his UFC
debut.
When Uriah Hall lost his last fight against Rafael Natal I vowed to
never bet on him again. Afterall, Natal was an easy opponent for Hall
and yet he somehow managed to lose a close decision. Two months later
and Hall is stepping back into the Octagon to face another easy opponent
in Oluwale Bamgbose, except this time his opponent is an inexperienced
striker, who poses no threat of a takedown and he’s stepping up to fight
Hall on less than 2 weeks notice.
By this point in time it’s pretty clear that the UFC are doing
everything that they can to help Hall add more clips to his highlight
reel. Time after time they give him easy opponents that he should be
able to run through. Since losing the Ultimate Fighter to Kelvin
Gastelum, Hall has been matched up against John Howard, Chris Leben, Ron
Stallings, Thiago Santos, Rafael Natal and Joe Riggs… All of which were
very easy stylistic matchups.
I also find it interesting how the UFC went to the New York regional
MMA circuit to find a replacement for Joe Riggs. Normally the UFC will
look for local talent that is willing to step up on short notice when a
fighter drops out just a few weeks away from an event. New York is
nowhere near Nashville and I have a feeling the UFC picked Oluwale
Bamgbose as a short notice replacement because he doesn’t have any
ground game and he won’t threaten Hall with takedowns. I also feel they
selected Bamgbose because his fighting style should play right into the
hands of Hall’s devastating counter striking technique.
At this point in Hall’s career I believe we should assess his chances
of winning a fight based on all of the strengths and weaknesses he has
shown us throughout his time in the UFC. We know that he has the ability
to flake out and fight tentatively, but we also know that he has
devastatingly accurate counter striking, with the power to finish a
fight at any time.
I believe Uriah Hall is very similar to Lyoto Machida, because they both
thrive on reacting to their opponents and neither of them feel
comfortable initiating exchanges. When you rush in and engage Hall or
Machida, you normally end up paying for it with your consciousness. Take
a more cautious approach and pick your spots and you can often find
success against both guys.
I believe Uriah Hall is very similar to Lyoto Machida, because they both
thrive on reacting to their opponents and neither of them feel
comfortable initiating exchanges. When you rush in and engage Hall or
Machida, you normally end up paying for it with your consciousness. Take
a more cautious approach and pick your spots and you can often find
success against both guys.
Oluwale Bamgbose has a career record of 5-0, with all 5 wins coming
by way of 1st round knockout. His style is very wreckless and very
aggressive and he’ll need to tighten up his striking defence and the way
he closes the distance if he wants to survive more than a round with
Hall. It’s also worth noting that Bamgbose has only faced a very low
level of opponent. The guys he has faced so far have had career MMA
records of 3-1, 1-3, 1-0, 0-0 and 2-1 when they fought him.
Take a look at Bamgbose’s last few fights…
Oluwale Bamgbose has a career record of 5-0, with all 5 wins coming
by way of 1st round knockout. His style is very wreckless and very
aggressive and he’ll need to tighten up his striking defence and the way
he closes the distance if he wants to survive more than a round with
Hall. It’s also worth noting that Bamgbose has only faced a very low
level of opponent. The guys he has faced so far have had career MMA
records of 3-1, 1-3, 1-0, 0-0 and 2-1 when they fought him.
As you can see. Bamgbose is wild and wreckless and those looping
punches aren’t going to fly with an experienced striker like Uriah Hall.
Hall should be able to use his high level striking defence and footwork
to avoid Bamgbose’s power shots, whilst timing him for a knockout
counter. When Bamgbose enter’s his opponent’s striking range, he either
ducks down leaving him open to an uppercut or knee, or he wades in with
his chin up high. Hall is extremely fast and accurate when it comes to
landing counter strikes and Bamgbose’s aggressive style of fighting and
poor defence should bring out the best in Hall.
It’s also worth nothing that Bamgbose is taking this fight on less
than 2 weeks notice. Fighters that make their UFC debut on short notice
very rarely win. I don’t have the exact numbers right now, but a few
months back fighters taking a fight in the UFC on less than 2 weeks
notice were something crazy like 3-46 in their first fight.
I believe that Uriah Hall is a great bet at the current odds of
around 1.30 | -333, because we’re getting around a 30% return on our
money for a fighter who should easily win. I know Hall has flaked out
and let us down in the past, but Bamgbose’s style will force Hall to
engage. He won’t be able to flake out and put in a tentative performance
in this matchup. Hall will have to strike to slow Bamgbose down and
Bamgbose’s aggression suits Hall’s counter striking style of fighting.
This should be a straight up Striker vs Striker matchup, which should
bring out the best in Hall. If he losses, he losses, but I feel he’s a
good value bet based on all the information we have available.
As you can see. Bamgbose is wild and wreckless and those looping
punches aren’t going to fly with an experienced striker like Uriah Hall.
Hall should be able to use his high level striking defence and footwork
to avoid Bamgbose’s power shots, whilst timing him for a knockout
counter. When Bamgbose enter’s his opponent’s striking range, he either
ducks down leaving him open to an uppercut or knee, or he wades in with
his chin up high. Hall is extremely fast and accurate when it comes to
landing counter strikes and Bamgbose’s aggressive style of fighting and
poor defence should bring out the best in Hall.
It’s also worth nothing that Bamgbose is taking this fight on less
than 2 weeks notice. Fighters that make their UFC debut on short notice
very rarely win. I don’t have the exact numbers right now, but a few
months back fighters taking a fight in the UFC on less than 2 weeks
notice were something crazy like 3-46 in their first fight.
I believe that Uriah Hall is a great bet at the current odds of
around 1.30 | -333, because we’re getting around a 30% return on our
money for a fighter who should easily win. I know Hall has flaked out
and let us down in the past, but Bamgbose’s style will force Hall to
engage. He won’t be able to flake out and put in a tentative performance
in this matchup. Hall will have to strike to slow Bamgbose down and
Bamgbose’s aggression suits Hall’s counter striking style of fighting.
This should be a straight up Striker vs Striker matchup, which should
bring out the best in Hall. If he losses, he losses, but I feel he’s a
good value bet based on all the information we have available.
if youre going to lay this much juice you might as well wait until the first round is over since all bamgboses kos have come within the first three minutes
if youre going to lay this much juice you might as well wait until the first round is over since all bamgboses kos have come within the first three minutes
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