Prediction: Cody Gibson via Submission<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This really comes down to his pace and that relentless wrestling pressure. From the opening bell, he\u2019s in your face, throwing combinations, crashing into clinches, and hunting for takedowns. He\u2019s not trying to feel you out or play a range game. He wants to drag you into a high paced brawl where he can mix up his striking and grappling until you break. That constant pressure is going to be a huge problem for Aoriqileng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aoriqileng\u2019s got that dangerous counter striker style that\u2019s kind of unique. He\u2019s not big on feints or setups instead, he just plants, stays patient, and waits for that one small opening to explode. His timing and hand speed make that style work, and when he connects clean, he can change the momentum in an instant. The problem is that this kind of game takes a ton of energy. It\u2019s all explosive bursts, big counters, big reactions and when he doesn\u2019t get the finish early, you can see the gas tank start to drain fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s where Gibson\u2019s durability and pace start to snowball. He can take shots and just keep coming, and the longer the fight goes, the more he grinds opponents down. His wrestling advantage here is massive and once he starts chaining takedowns together, it\u2019s going to be tough for Aoriqileng to keep the fight standing for long. By round two or three, Gibson\u2019s going to be the one dictating everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aoriqileng\u2019s best and really only shot is an early knockout. He\u2019s got the power and timing to catch Gibson if Cody crashes in too recklessly, but outside of that, it\u2019s hard to see him keeping up once the pace gets ugly. Gibson\u2019s conditioning, toughness, and nonstop attack are tailor made to drown a guy like Aoriqileng who needs clean moments to shine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prediction: Cody Gibson via Submission This really comes down to his pace and that relentless wrestling pressure. From the opening bell, he\u2019s in your face, throwing combinations, crashing into clinches, and hunting for takedowns. He\u2019s not trying to feel you out or play a range game. He wants to drag…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ufc-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621","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=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}