UFC debutante Bobby Nash is stepping in to fight Li on late notice. in the welterweight division. Li is a China Top Team product that has shown good all-around prowess. He will likely want to bang with Nash on the feet, as Li has shown a penchant for a good brawl. Nash can knock you out or tap you out, as shown in previous affairs. His last win saw him knock Lewis Gonzalez out, a UFC veteran. He’s certainly a good prospect, but on s
Sense coming to the UFC Jianliang Li has alternated wins and losses. Though He's currently coming off of a loss, I think he snaps this street of ebbs and flows against Nash. Mainly, because on paper please record does it do it so the justice it does if you actually watch the footage and pick apart the contests piece by piece. Specifically, Li is 3-2 inside the octagon, and his only setbacks are against Nordine Taleb and Keira Nakamura. So, Taleb — who is 4-1 in the UFC — is a very good fighter and Nakamura is a criminally underrated veteran. Both losses were winnable as Li dropped a split decision to Taleb then a fight he was firmly in control of prior to making a single mental mistake in the final stanza vs. Nak and giving up a submission. Other than that he has been terrific. Starting by besting the scrappy David Michaud before absolutely dusting Dhiego Lima and Anton Zafir inside one round.
At 8-1 Bobby Nash has carved out a path to put him on the UFC's radar, and he does have a quality name against very solid fighter in UFC veteran Lewis Gonzalez. Physically, Nash is not overwhelming and his wrestling/grappling game is quite basic. From what I have seen of him, his striking is serviceable and he does possess a bit of power in his hands. However, he does leave a lot to be desired defensively and is going to have to tighten up this vulnerability if he wishes to stick around the big leagues.
Losses aside, make no mistake about it, Li is a very talented fighter who progresses and every time we see him. He has heavy hands, solid boxing fundamentals, excellent cardio and very good grappling. While he is not a significant threat to lock up a submission, he does have a stifling top control game which is where the nickname "The Leech" comes from.
I believe that Li holds advantage in almost every pertinent category and this is only exacerbated by the fact that Nash is taking this fight on short notice. If it turns into a boxing match I see Li getting the better end of the deal and possibly putting Nash to sleep. More than likely however, I believe Li utilizes his sticky grappling attack where he latches on to Nash and sticks to him like Velcro. Ultimately, Nash will wear down and Li will either win a comfortable decision or else find a late finish. At his current line, I like Li a lot for parlay's as I and see him winning various ways.
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