UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Sakai – Andre Muniz vs Bartosz Fabinski Prelims Prediction and Analysis

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Sakai is almost here. The excitement is real, and it’s time to look at the fights on the card. The preliminary card is set up in such a way that it is one power-packed fight after another.

Andre Muniz will fight Bartosz Fabinski on August 5 at UFC Vegas 9 inside the UFC Apex Facility. Both fighters are fresh off wins and will walk into the facility riding high on confidence and hope to propel their record in the right direction.

Andre Muniz will walk in with a five-fight win streak. He is fresh off an incredible UFC debut; Muniz went up against Antonio Arroyo and won. He earned his UFC contract after two wins on Dana White’s Contender Series. His submission win over Taylor Johnson was the most recent one. He also won a unanimous decision over Bruno Assis in 2018.

Bartosz Fabinski will step inside the octagon fresh off a recent win. In his last fight, he took on Darren Stewart under the Cage Warriors franchise. Fabinski put on a dominant display and won the fight via decision. Prior to this, he fought in 2018 and lost to Michel Prazeres via submission, a loss that put to rest a seven-fight win streak.

Two UFC wrestlers take center stage

Both these fighters have grappling as their strong suit. Bartosz Fabinski has a background in judo. And Andre Muniz hails from a jiu-jitsu background. In a fight that matches them perfectly, it will be hard to call who comes out on top. Skill-wise, they will probably cancel out each other and one shouldn’t expect this fight to be fast-paced with hard shots and highlight-reel finishes.

If one were to have the upper hand, it would be Bartosz Fabinski because of his ability to control a fight with his power. With a thriller of a contest lined up, you shouldn’t miss it!

Prediction: Bartosz Fabinski (via Unanimous Decision)