[MMA Fan]

Don't think we need to get too technical here. Krylov basically sucks. He was submitted by the same move from the same guy prior to entering the UFC, he was submitted by a Von Flue choke instantly against OSP, and his performance vs Soa Polelei is one of the all-time worst. He's sloppy, his takedown defense is poor, his gas tank is poor, and his BJJ is non-existent.

Stanislav Nedkov is not a world-beater, but he's got a monster overhand right, an international wrestling pedigree, and a pretty impressive performance against Thiago Silva under his belt. Nedkov's only official loss was a wild brawl with Tom Kong Watson. Nedkov dropped Watson and almost had him stopped via strikes at the end of the 1st. Watson has never been finished by strikes, so Nedkov's power is definitely there. Nedkov also dropped Thiago Silva in their fight.

Nedkov comes in this fight off a 2-year layoff and moving back to 205 after the Watson loss at 185. Krylov is coming off a win over UFC punching bad Cody Donovan in a very sloppy contest.

This fight seems tailor made for Nedkov. Krylov has zero ground game, so I cannot imagine a wrestler deciding to stand with him. Nedkov's wrestling, while not very good in the Octagon, will be good enough for Krylov. With Nedkov's power, a ground and pound stoppage isn't out of the question and seems likely.

[tebowned]

It's weird to think Nedkov has been in the UFC for 3.5 years and has amassed a record of 1-1-0(1 NC)
He hasn't been too impressive but he was more impressive than Krylov.

[fitguy67]

good post,

FWIW, i'm on Nedkov too (and the o 1.5)