UFC 130: Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne

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The Matchup: Heavyweights are the red-meat present on a fight card, and this one is to be expected to be served up like a infrequent T-bone, bleeding all over the plate; not because both are not impartially gifted prospects -- they are -- but because of the absolute size. At 6-foot-7 and 250 pounds, Browne is the small guy in this one, in front of the 6-foot-11 Struve. One just faith the ref can get out of the way and does not get compressed.

Struve’s shown excellent flexibility in his UFC career. After a vicious promotional debut -- a knockout loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 95 -- he has since united to go 4-1, and at a mere 23 years old, the Dutchman has a proportion of room to factually and metaphorically fill out as a fighter. Browne is a similar scheme, with a 10-0-1 record, and a solid showing in a draw in contradiction of veteran Cheick Kongo in his last bout at UFC 120.

Theoretically, Struve is the piercing fighter, while Browne’s size fuels a rather bullying style. Struve is effective at landing knocks down the middle and quiet with opponents in his guard. He will continuously be a little short on pure strength, due to his awkward frame and absence of a wrestling background. Watch UFC 130 Live Stream now.

A lot of this bout be contingent on Browne’s training and whether or not he can burden his enemy deprived of one of the big turns-of-momentum Struve originate in recent bouts. Superficially bushwhacked against Christian Morecraft at UFC 117, Struve beat Morecraft to win via strike in the second round, and he handled Sean McCorkle at UFC 124 in spite of getting fixed against the cage in the opening moments. If Browne can bang away and keep Struve on the mat, he wins. In a blazing bout, he could get trapped and taken out.

The Pick: Flip a coin and call it. Brown will win by close, competitive choice in a bout with thrilling momentum strikes.