{"id":36527,"date":"2022-06-04T15:25:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ufc-vegas-56-predictions-mma-fighting\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T15:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:25:41","slug":"ufc-vegas-56-predictions-mma-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ufc-vegas-56-predictions-mma-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vegas 56 predictions – MMA Fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik probably aren’t competing for the heavyweight title anytime soon, but here’s what is on the line for both fighters Saturday: the loser will see consecutive losses in the octagon for the first time.<\/p>\n

That should surprise you given that the UFC Vegas 56 headliners have been with the promotion for some time (Volkov since 2016, Rozenstruik since 2019) and consistently faced top competition. But in their combined 21 UFC appearances, neither fighter has ever been on a losing streak. In fact, Volkov’s career-worst skid is two while Rozenstruik has never lost back-to-back fights.<\/p>\n

Something has to give tonight with Volkov coming off of a first-round submission loss to Tom Aspinall and Rozenstruik having been a recent victim of Curtis Blaydes’ indomitable wrestling game. Will the stakes bring out the best in both men or will we see a more cautious approach with a dubious distinction looming?<\/p>\n

In the featherweight co-main event, Dan Ige has the tall task of attempting to hand Movsar Evloev his first loss. The Russian fighter is 15-0 with five wins to start his UFC career and he’s looked like the real deal as far as being a threat to someday challenge for a world title.<\/p>\n