Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight veterans Tony Ferguson and Li Jingliang will collide this weekend (Sat., Sept. 10, 2022) at UFC 279 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jingliang has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights, but there’s still been real improvement from the Chinese athlete. “The Leech” has developed into a major knockout threat, picking up performance bonuses in each of his last four victories. He’s become far more dangerous, and flashes of greater potential still show. Meanwhile, I don’t know what to make of this fight for “El Cucuy.” Ferguson did show signs of life for the first time in years in the first round of his bout versus Michael Chandler, it’s true, but the end result was brutal. Is it really expect Ferguson to rebound up a weight class against a heavy hitter? It certainly reads like a tall task.
Let’s take a closer look at the keys to victory for each man:
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BLOCKBUSTER WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Sept. 10, 2022, with a must-watch Welterweight thriller that will see undefeated No. 3-ranked contender, Khamzat Chimaev, battle perennial fan favorite, Nate Diaz. In UFC 279’s pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, former top-ranked Lightweight contender, Tony Ferguson, will return to the 170-pound weight class for his next assignment opposite Welterweight “Leech,” Li Jingliang.
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