Prediction: Daniel Frunza via Decision<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frunza is an aggressive but measured striker\u2014he\u2019s constantly moving forward, but he does so while maintaining range, baiting his opponents into reacting. His best weapon is his ability to time his opponent\u2019s striking entries, either beating them to the punch or slipping and countering with power. This isn\u2019t reckless pressure; it\u2019s calculated. He forces his opponents to commit first, then makes them pay for it. Against someone with poor defensive habits like McKee, that\u2019s a nightmare matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McKee does have the reach advantage, but he doesn\u2019t use it effectively. He has a terrible habit of leaving his chin in the air and lacks a defensive guard, which makes it easy for a fighter like Frunza to close distance and land clean shots. More importantly, McKee doesn\u2019t have the defensive footwork or grappling to deter Frunza\u2019s attack. He\u2019s tough\u2014hence the \u201cIrish Zombie\u201d nickname\u2014but durability alone isn\u2019t enough when you\u2019re constantly being tagged clean. Frunza\u2019s timing, patience, and ability to control the pace will allow him to pick McKee apart, landing counters at will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McKee might have small moments in this fight, especially if Frunza slows down late, but without the defensive tools to protect himself or the grappling to change the dynamic, he\u2019s going to be taking a lot of damage. Expect Frunza to dominate with sharp counters, maintain range control, and win comfortably on the scorecards. While a finish isn\u2019t out of the question, McKee\u2019s toughness should be enough to take this fight to a clear decision win for Frunza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prediction: Daniel Frunza via Decision Frunza is an aggressive but measured striker\u2014he\u2019s constantly moving forward, but he does so while maintaining range, baiting his opponents into reacting. His best weapon is his ability to time his opponent\u2019s striking entries, either beating them to the punch or slipping and countering with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}