Stephen Thompson – Belal Muhammad. Forecast and announcement for the fight

UFC Fight Night 199 co-main event

The fight will take place on December 19 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) at the UFC Apex complex and will become the co-main event of the UFC Fight Night 199 tournament. The estimated start of the fight is 04:00 Kyiv time. The fight will be broadcast live on Setanta Sports.

The second most important fight of the evening will see the representatives of the top 10 UFC welterweight rankings: No. 5 Stephen Thompson (16-5-1) and No. 10 Belal Muhammad (19-3, 1 NC).

Two-time contender for the UFC welterweight title, Thompson has had one fight this year, losing on points to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 in July. Up until this point, Wonderboy had been on a streak of victories over Vicente Luque and Jeff Neal.

Muhammad last lost in his career almost three years ago, losing a decision to Jeff Neil. Muhammad is on a five win streak and has fought three times in 2021. In February, Belal defeated Diego Lima on points, in March his fight against Leon Edwards was declared invalid due to a poke in the eye of Muhammad, and in June, “Remember this name” passed according to the referee’s notes of veteran Demian Mayu.

Prediction for the fight

Thompson is a first-class striker, while grappling can be considered his forte. In the stance, Muhammad is unlikely to be able to compete with his opponent, especially since Belal does not have a cannon strike in his arsenal.

Thompson has always been distinguished by his good defense against takedowns, so we see his chances of winning as very, very good. Fast and agile Thompson from a distance can comfortably shoot Muhammad and score points.

Thompson win on points

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