A huge featherweight clash is set for UFC 307 on October 5, as former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling looks to hand Movsar Evloev his first loss.
Evloev has been a force of nature since arriving in the Octagon and whilst he hasn't had the finishes to really gather hype around his winning streak, his record speaks for itself.
Sterling has also not always received tons of praise for his fighting style but his high-level grappling combined with awkward striking, makes him a very tough test for his Russian opponent.
A fellow 145-pound contender on the UFC roster is excited to see how the two men match up with one another once the Octagon door closes.
Youssef Zalal Breaks Down Aljamain Sterling Vs Movsar Evloev At UFC 307
Youssef Zalal will look to secure back-to-back victories during his second stint in the UFC when he returns to face Jarno Errens on August 10.
In a recent interview with MMA News, the Moroccan fighter broke down how he sees the match-up of top contenders and grapplers going down in Salt Lake City.
Zalal made reference to how a clash of two grappling specialists often turns into a striking match between them as they cancel one another out on the floor.
He also provided the theory that based on what he has seen from both, this could be a wrestling versus jiu-jitsu affair.
Those guys, I think it's either gonna see a striking match the whole time and I think you're gonna see one either wrestling and the other one jiu-jitsu. I feel like when the Russian fought Diego Lopes, you could see the jiu-jitsu kind of felt a little bit [off] right. I mean Diego Lopes' jiu-jitsu is pretty good too so that's why that, and I think Aljamain is a really good grappler obviously.
"so I think you're going to see a little battle on that part or it's going to be a full-on striking match whenever you put two grapplers together so I'm pretty interested to see how the match-ups and the styles go on that part.
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