Moto was in the states training at my gym for the entire month of october preparing for a fight in pancrase, shortly after he left he was called to replace the injured kyung ho kang at ufc on fuel 6. Caceres has been impressive since dropping down to 135 pounds his loss to figueroa should have been a win if not for the two point deduction. Caceres is a rangy southpaw at 5'10 with a long 73 inc reach, Moto is also a southpaw (so no advantage to either there) but is around 5'7.5 with a shorter reach. I believe moto is the more techinical striker after having sparred with him multiple times, however Bruce leroy reach/height should give him an edge in Striking. Neither fighter has much stopping power in there hands so I do not see Moto getting into trouble on the feet. Slight advantage: Caceres
On the ground I believe moto will have a big advantage over Caceres who does not have the best take down defense. Moto is a legit brown belt with a stifling top game he is also suprisingly strong when I grappled with him I felt like i could not move and I was submitted often. If moto can stay out of caceres guard to avoid his triangle/armbar combinatios and work takedowns to half guard or side control I believe he has a shot at finishing caceres on the ground by sub. The wrestling advantage goes to moto, along with an edge in bjj.
Some other factors are alex never traveling or fighting outside of the United States,(besides the obv struggle of with the time change its also hard to find the right foods that you want in different countries) and switching camps to the mma lab with ben henderson. Another factor is Moto being in shape leading up to the fight and being able to work with bellator fw champ pat curran (5'10 striker) while in the states. I would cap motto at about -115 so ill add more on the +190 on
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If moto stays out of caceres guard, and is agressive with his takedowns (which he was all of october) then I see him negating the reach disadvantage and putting alex on his back for 2 rounds to win a decision 29-28 across the board. Heres a group picture with moto in it after we finished training together, Pat Curran is there also