Two April welterweight matchups needed to be switched due to injuries, and for today’s MMA Odds and Ends I’ll offer my thoughts on the two new struggles. Tim Means vs. George Sullivan, UFC on FOX 15 Because of an injury to Kenny Robertson, Tim Means will step in on short notice to combat George Sullivan at UFC on FOX 15, which is set for April 18 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Means vs. Sullivan will broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass. I don’t see the way he loses, if Means can keep this battle standing. Sullivan is a decent striker for sure, but Means is among the very best at the welterweight division at blending in all his limbs, and thus if this struggle stays standing he is going to win it. If Sullivan could get Means up against the fence and land some key takedowns, he can definitely steal a decision on the judges’ cards, but Means has shown amazing takedown defence at 170lbs and it’s going to be somewhat hard for Sullivan to do this. Means is taking this fight on short notice, and historically he’s a guy who doesn’t get a good deal of love out of bettors, but I think he’s a really good shot here to knock Sullivan outside or acquire a determination and I am actually leaning towards Means to find the success here, even considering the fact he’s carrying it on short notice. Chris Clements vs. Nordine Taleb UFC 186 Claudio Silva is out of the UFC 186 welterweight bout against Nordine Taleb and today Chris Clements will take on Taleb within an all-Canadian affair. UFC 186 takes place April 25 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Clements vs. Taleb is slated for the Fight Pass preliminary card. Silva vs. Taleb was likely going to become a boring, grinding affair involving two men who like to push their opponents up against the fence before they gas out, in order with Clements in now in place of Silva there’s a chance this might be entertaining. Clements, a striker, is in enjoyable, back-and-forth standup charms and when he can keep Taleb off of him, he will likely be able to stand at the center of the Octagon and hurt his foe. Taleb, though, is one of the men that sticks to his opponents like glue, and if he can push Clements up against the fence and property some takedowns, he could win this battle according to his wrestling independently. Therefore, the key for Clements is going to be to stop the takedowns, and if he continues to show improvements in his wrestling just like he did in his last outing against Vik Grujic, at which he stuffed the takedowns and outstruck his competitor he could win. I anticipate Taleb for a slight favorite here, however, don’t sleep with the brief notice factoring in, even on Clements in this area.
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