![]() ![]() He does an excellent job of moving laterally rather than backing up until he hits the fence, making it extremely difficult to hit his head, and he’s shown a solid jab of late to support his lower-body attack.Īs elusive as he is in what you might call the “neutral,” he’s vulnerable when he decides to dictate the action. He’s largely content to glide around the cage while tattooing his opponent’s lead leg and midsection with strong kicks. Quality footwork and distance management presumably the product of his taekwondo background form the backbone of Basharat’s stand up. Though he missed out on a clash with Saimon Oliveira due to visa issues, he made up for lost time by dismantling Oron Kahlon to claim a UFC contract. London Shootfighters’ Basharat cut his teeth on the English scene en route to a 2021 Contender Series opportunity. 1 Predictions! UFC Vegas 50 ‘Prelims’ Preview - Pt. Predictions! UFC Vegas 50 ‘Prelims’ Preview - Pt. Tape: His iKon and AKA bouts are on Fight Pass. Fletcher had better hope that Semelsberger’s largely untested takedown defense fails him, because he’s getting starched otherwise. “Semi the Jedi” is exponentially more dangerous than anyone Fletcher’s faced in his career, and Fletcher’s bad defensive habits are more than a little worrying when Semelsberger responds to naked low kicks by punching his opponent’s face into the third row. Opponent: I’m not saying UFC brass should match its prospect softly, but I cannot fathom the reason matchmakers decided to pit Fletcher against Matthew Semelsberger in his Octagon debut. I’m looking forward to seeing how he develops in the Octagon. Still, he’s got a ton of potential in terms of both technical and physical ability. He needs to expand his arsenal beyond low kicks, right hands, and flying/spinning things or more composed strikers are going to plug him for it. He also seems to try a bit too hard to be fancy without the fundamentals to back it up in one memorable instance, he tried a sneaky stance shift within punching range that allowed Damiani to crack him with a clean right. There doesn’t seem to be much to his boxing outside of that lead right and he tends to back straight up when pressured, relying on that reactive shot to keep himself off the fence. He can pass guard and/or take the back in an instant, and he’s got some nice chokes with which to polish things off.ĭespite making his amateur debut more than five years ago, however, Fletcher’s still fairly green on the feet. Once done, he’s heavy and patient from the top, waiting for his man to leave an opening before capitalizing on it with that same level of swiftness. As soon as they try to force him back, he’ll change levels for an ultra-fast double-leg takedown. If his opponent is willing to give ground, he’ll fire large numbers of kicks and the occasional lead right with impressive speed while constantly switching stances. ![]() “The Ghost” utilizes a basic, fundamentally sound gameplan bolstered by obvious athleticism. After several wins on the regional circuit, he tried his hand on Contender Series, where he kicked off the 2021 season by blasting Leonardo Damiani with a flying knee. ![]() UFC Vegas 50 Odds, Under Dogs And Best Bets! AJ “The Ghost” Fletcherįletcher - representing the same Lafayette-based Gladiators Academy that first produced Dustin Poirier - went 7-2 as an amateur before turning professional in 2019. ![]()
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