It’s an enormous Saturday in sports activities this final full weekend of August. Whereas a lot of the United States shall be fixated on Week Zero in faculty soccer, a light-weight schedule of video games highlighted by Georgia Tech vs. Florida State within the ACC opener from Dublin, Eire, our focus will stay on MMA and a day-night doubleheader of motion.
Your schedule of aggressive violence begins within the afternoon when Courageous CF wraps up its three consecutive weekends of occasions with Courageous CF 86 from Burgas, Bulgaria for the primary time ever, changing into the thirty fourth nation on the planet to carry a card from the promotion. Reside protection begins at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT on DAZN inside America.
All advised, barring any late postponements or cancellations on the bout order this Saturday, the ultimate model of Courageous CF 86 options seven bouts.
Gentle Heavyweights Take to The Cage in Courageous CF 86 Most important Occasion
Highlighting the afternoon’s itinerary is a light-weight heavyweight showdown within the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion. Atanas Djambazov (25-5 MMA, Courageous promotional debut) returns to the game for the primary time in six years when he takes on Mohamed Mentioned Maalem (12-6, 1 NC MMA, 2-3, 1 NC Courageous.)
With no championship at stake on this struggle, the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion shall be an marketed most of three rounds at 5 minutes per spherical to shut the present.
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Courageous CF 86 Most important Occasion Fighter Comparability
Heading into the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion on Saturday afternoon, each of those males stand degree at six toes even. Atanas Djambazov owns a 74-inch attain, with no such data obtainable for Mohamed Mentioned Maalem.
At the moment, the oddsmakers have but to launch cash traces for Courageous CF 86. In case you plan on betting on this or every other struggle in MMA or fight sports activities this weekend, please wager responsibly.
Djambazov Readies for First Battle in Six Years
Atanas Djambazov enters the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion on Saturday afternoon having posted a file of 4-1 in his final 5 fights. Final outing, he scored a first-round submission by means of keylock in opposition to Paris Vaklas (0-1 MMA) within the latter’s solely profession MMA struggle on Aug. 2, 2018 throughout Max Battle 41.
Djambazov hasn’t even been a lot as scheduled to struggle at any level within the ensuing six years previous to the reserving in opposition to Mohamed Mentioned Maalem in Courageous CF 86 this coming weekend.
The excellent news for the Djambazov camp heading into his return to the cage on Saturday is that it’s going to be a “dwelling recreation” for him, since he’s based mostly out of Bulgaria and was born in Pomorie. This can be a man who tried his luck in Bellator MMA a decade in the past and it didn’t work out, posting an 0-2 mark within the promotion. Can he make the return a profitable one? Tune in and discover out.
Mohamed Mentioned Maalem Appears to be like to Return to Win Column
Within the different nook, Mohamed Mentioned Maalem has gone 1-3 with one no-contest in his final 5 bouts. Most not too long ago, he dropped a first-round knockout (punches) in opposition to Erko Jun (8-2 MMA, 2-0 Courageous) throughout Courageous CF 81 on April 20 on DAZN.
This was the latter’s third struggle in his ongoing profitable streak. He’ll return on the finish of subsequent month throughout Courageous CF 88 versus Alexander Wesner (10-5 MMA, Courageous promotional debut.)
Maalem has had a tough go of issues contained in the cage these days. He hasn’t had a sustained profitable streak since he gathered six victories in succession between March of 2018 and November of 2020, a streak snapped due to a no-contest versus Mohammad Fakhreddine (16-5, 1 NC MMA) in August of 2021.
Initially, that struggle was dominated a Maalem win earlier than being retroactively reversed to a no-contest amid Fakhreddine absorbing unlawful photographs to the again of the top within the first spherical. Maalem then received cleanly within the rematch the next March. Can he get again to the win column right here?
Evaluation, Movie Examine, and Prediction
We’ve acquired one other power versus power matchup brewing within the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion. This needs to be a enjoyable scrap to look at.
Atanas Djambazov Can Work Rapidly
Statistically talking, Atanas Djambazov has secured all 25 of his profession wins by stoppage. Simply have a look at the tape of his win over Catalin Alexuti in late 2015 for a major instance.
Throughout the first spherical of the struggle, Djambazov dropped Alexuti and took management of the match instantly, recurrently scoring with floor and pound photographs. His dominance on the bottom solely made the eventual end by submission come simpler.
All Djambazov has to do within the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion is drop Mohamed Mentioned Maalem early within the first spherical. His floor recreation can do the work from there.
Maalem Can Punch His Method to Victory
Within the different nook, Mohamed Mentioned Maalem has scored 5 profession wins by knockout. Whereas he needed to soak up some calf kicks in opposition to Zvonimir Kralj within the first spherical of their struggle in 2020, he recovered by placing Kralj within the clinch.
Upon a restart from the referee as a consequence of inactivity within the clinch, the fighters exchanged strike, however Maalem was clearly the aggressor, knocking Kralj down. A flurry of floor and pound photographs ended the competition in favor of the previous.
Ought to Mohamed Mentioned Maalem beat Atanas Djambazov to the punch on Saturday afternoon, the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion shall be his for the taking.
Closing Ideas
Regardless that we don’t have a light-weight heavyweight championship up for grabs within the Courageous CF 86 primary occasion this Saturday, count on each of those combatants to convey championship-level depth. A ultimate phrase of recommendation earlier than we bid you adieu for the night time:
Get your popcorn prepared earlier than the struggle begins. Chances are you’ll not have the time to pop it throughout the contest.
Prediction: Mohamed Mentioned Maalem by First-Spherical Knockout.
