At UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson, Park Jun-Yong will step inside the octagon against Tafon Nchukwi in a middleweight clash. This middleweight clash between Park Jun-Yong and Tafon Nchukwi will be on the preliminary card of the event.

Jun-Yong is coming off a unanimous decision victory over John Philips at UFC Fight Night: Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung. Before that, ‘The Iron Turtle’ defeated Marc-Andre Barriault by a unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Chan Sung Jung and lost via submission against Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Jessica Andrade vs. Zhang Weili. Overall, ‘The Iron Turtle’ has a UFC record of 2-1 (W-L).

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Nchukwi is stepping inside the octagon after a unanimous decision victory over Jamie Pickett at UFC Fight Night: Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal. That makes his UFC record 1-0 (W-L) as he only had one fight in the UFC. Before that, ‘Da Don’ defeated Al Matavo via KO at Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 4, Week 6. That helped Nchukwi earn his UFC contract.

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Park Jun-Yong vs. Tafon Nchukwi Analysis

Park Jun-Yong has a spectacular professional MMA record of 12-4 (W-L). ‘The Iron Turtle’ has won eight out of his twelve victories via finishes (5 T/KOs and 3 submissions). Also, he has finished his opponents early as well as went to the distance throughout his professional MMA career.

Tafon Nchukwi has a magnificent professional MMA record of 5-0 (W-L). ‘Da Don’ has won four out of his five victories via T/KO. It’s safe to say that Nchukwi can be considered a knockout artist. However, Jun-Yong has more experience as compared to Nchukwi in a professional MMA career.

It’s clear by now that Nchukwi might rely on his strength to knockout Jun-Yong. And Jun-Yong will rely on his experience and will also be ready for a long-drawn battle if needed.

Final Prediction: Park Jun-Yong via a unanimous decision.

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