UFC Fight Night 220: Krylov vs. Spann is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on February 26 at the popular UFC Apex Arena. The main card of the event will host heavyweights, Brazilian Augusto Sakai and American Don’Tale Mayes. The first fighter’s career is on the decline, one more defeat and dismissal is guaranteed. The American, on the other hand, has managed to equalise in recent fights. The fight is planned for 23:00 UK time.
Augusto can already be rightly called a downed flyer. It seems unlikely that the fighter will be able to restart his sporting career. It seems that going into the fights, Sakai himself no longer believes in his victory. Mayes is the bigger man, with a reach advantage and probably an endurance advantage. We think the Brazilian could be retired over the course of this fight.
The Brazilian heavyweight has suffered four straight defeats and has long since left the top 15. Augusto was considered a promising fighter with wins in his first four UFC fights. However, as the level of opposition increased, he began to lose.
And so, the athlete was trounced by Dutch Alistair ‘’The Demolition Man’’ Overeem, Surinamese Jairzinho ‘’Bigi Boy’’ Rosenstruyk, Australian Tai ‘’Bam Bam’’ Tuivasa and Moldovan Sergey ‘’Polar Bear’’ Spivak. The 31-year-old Sakai’s record to date includes 15 wins, five losses, and one draw.
He prefers to work in the post, actively pressing his opponents and handling them with heavy punches. However, the southpaw tires quickly and as a result, it is easy to move him to parterre. At the same time, he has been beaten, with four straight losses by knockout.
The result of Don’Tale Mayes’ last fight was overturned, and earlier the fighter had successfully achieved two wins over American Josh Parisian and Guamanian Roque Martinez. The American’s eventual balance of wins and losses in the UFC (2-2). ‘’Lord Kong’’ is also 31 years old, like his future opponent, having made his way into the prestigious world organisation thanks to a successful performance on the Contender Series.
‘’Lord Kong’’ is relying heavily on his striking technique, although he is a judoka by the base which has some wrestling skills. Twice in his career, he has been caught in submissions, with one of his defeats coming at the hands of French Ciryl ‘’Bon Gamin’’ Gane in a similar fashion.
Age – 31;
Height – 1.93;
Weight – 120;
Reach – 1.96;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 15-5-1;
Wins – 11 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 4 Decisions;
Losses – 4 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 1 Decision.
Age – 31;
Height – 1.98;
Weight – 117;
Reach – 2.06;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 9-4-0, 1 Non Contests;
Wins – 5 Knockouts, 1 Submission, 3 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockout, 2 Submissions, 0 Decisions, 1 Disqualification.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at UFC Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC Fight Night 220: Krylov vs. Spann: Augusto Sakai vs Don’Tale Mayes at 1xBet.