Spanish mixed martial arts continue to be congratulated. Joel Alvarez (21-3, 6-2 in UFC) has signed a new fight. As ABC MMA has learned exclusively, The Spaniard will face Drakkar Klose (15-2-1, 9-2 in UFC) next December 14 at the UFC Fight Night in Tampa, which will be the last event of the major MMA league this year, in a fight that has already been scheduled, but in The one who still needs to have the passport of the Gijón resident stamped, something that “should happen in the next few days.”
The Phenomenon comes from winning with great solvency last August against the Brazilian Elves Brener by technical KO in the third round and the intention was to compete against someone within the top 15 of the lightweight division, one of the most competitive in the UFC. . However, the organization has decided to put Klose on it, a fighter with a long history within the company and against whom a victory could already open the doors of fighting a fight against a top 15.
Be that as it may, this fight would mean unblocking the situation for the man from Gijón, whose visa was not suitable to compete in the United States in recent times, expanding the limitation of only being able to compete in events in Europe and the Middle East. Thus, Joel Álvarez will travel to the state of Florida to seek to continue climbing positions within the largest MMA league on the planet, having a recurring activity, one of his objectives in this sport.
At 31 years old, the Asturian will seek his seventh victory in the UFC and comes with a streak of two good victories against the aforementioned Brener and last year against Marc Diakiese in London. Joel Álvarez is considered one of the most fearsome finishers in his category, as he has a professional record of 21 victories, of which 17 were achieved by submission and 4 by KO or technical KO.
In front of him he will have a tough nut to crack. Klose, 36, has more experience within the UFC. The one from Michigan arrives with four consecutive victories after having defeated Joaquim Silva, Joe Solecki, Rafa García and Brandon Jenkins and, in total, he has a positive balance of 9 wins and only 2 setbacks in the largest MMA organization.
Regarding his combat style, Klose stands out for having good boxing, with a powerful punch and a lot of physical strengthallowing him to have a good stand-up game, as well as being able to control his opponents with grappling and on the ground when necessary. In addition, he has the ability to maintain a high pace throughout the fight until reaching the cards (9 of his 15 professional victories are by decision of the judges).
In any case, Joel Álvarez is a very uncomfortable fighter for his rivals. His great size, his mastery of range, a versatile and devastating ‘striking’, together with a great ability to subdue his opponents with Brazilian jiujitsu allow him to come into this fight as a favorite. A new challenge for the Asturian that will allow him to continue dreaming of great fights in lightweight.
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