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I will preface this by saying that Souk possibly has the worst fight IQ in the UFC and I am aware of that. Even with that, I am still going in on him at the price drop. I have 2.5u -164 and .5u KO +421. At his best he pressures guys against the fence using feints to draw out their strikes and then counters with power shots. He has shown the ability to land hard counters off of his back foot as well, dropping perez 3 times with jabs while perez was trying to get inside (he absolutely won that fight btw). Souk is a technical striker with big power, however lacks volume and obviously brains as we all saw him shoot for continued tds when he could've won the fight by simply making O'malley prove to the ref he could walk.
Martinez is an extremely green 125er moving up on short notice for this fight. He has shown zero wrestling ability, appears physically weak even at 125, and has relied on being able to sub low end competetion from his back. His striking consists of spamming left kicks to all areas and will occasionaly follow that up with some wide punches. He should be tailor made for Souks pressure, as he was pressured by multiple 125ers who landed hard shots (Schnell and Carlos), and counters as he is open af when he throws his offense. This is an IQ test for Souk, which sounds bad, but all he needs is a D. I think he KO's martinez early if he pressures or later on if he sets into a rhythm with his countering game.
Edit: Fuck nevermind guys, didn't realize Martinez was training Different Breed MMA. You all should check their tapology page before pulling the trigger:
https://www.tapology.com/gyms/4562-different-breed-mma
Martinez is an extremely green 125er moving up on short notice for this fight. He has shown zero wrestling ability, appears physically weak even at 125, and has relied on being able to sub low end competetion from his back. His striking consists of spamming left kicks to all areas and will occasionaly follow that up with some wide punches. He should be tailor made for Souks pressure, as he was pressured by multiple 125ers who landed hard shots (Schnell and Carlos), and counters as he is open af when he throws his offense. This is an IQ test for Souk, which sounds bad, but all he needs is a D. I think he KO's martinez early if he pressures or later on if he sets into a rhythm with his countering game.
Edit: Fuck nevermind guys, didn't realize Martinez was training Different Breed MMA. You all should check their tapology page before pulling the trigger:
https://www.tapology.com/gyms/4562-different-breed-mma
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