Contender Series Week 1: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Wes Schultz continues with the title fight in the middleweight department between Mansur Abdul-Malik and Wes Schultz. Abdul-Malik enters this bout with an undefeated record having won all five of his professional bouts with all five wins coming in the first round, while Schultz has won his last 3 bouts with all three long distance wins coming in the first round. That being said, check out our UFC odds series for our prediction and Abdul-Malik-Schultz pick.
Mansur Abdul-Malik (5-0) destroyed the festival on the regional scene by dismantling his five warring sides in just five minutes. In his recent biggest victory, a brutal on-court knockout sent Allan St-Gelais into the realm of shadows. Abdul-Malik will look to continue his hot streak and earn his UFC contract when he faces Wes Schultz on Tuesday night.
Wes Schultz (6-1) comes into this Contender Series undefeated in his last 3 fights, with all 3 wins coming in the first round. Schultz’s stain on his record is a unanimous recall loss to fellow Contender Series alumnus Dylan Budka. He will look to continue his momentum when he takes on Mansur Abdul-Malik in this week’s featured fight at Contender Series.
Here are the odds for the UFC Contender Series, courtesy of DraftKings.
Mansur Abdul-Malik: -345
Wes Schultz: 275
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Mansur Abdul-Malik is an unbeaten 5-0 prospect who has eliminated all five of his warring sides in the first round. He recently scored a fierce victory on the floor and the pound in his last bout against Allan St-Gelais that lasted 1:40. Abdul-Malik hopes he can keep his undefeated record intact when he faces Wes Schultz on Tuesday night to win a contract with the UFC.
Abdul-Malik is a tough striker who looks to get forward and cautious to take devastating shots. In fact, he will have the benefits of strength and speed in this attack and will have to use them to stay on his feet in this fight. Schultz’s opponent is a wrestler and a wrestler and he will look to take this fight to the mat as soon as possible, but fortunately for Abdul-Malik, he has wrestled his entire life and deserves to have the defensive fight to keep this fight going. his wheelhouse. As long as he can keep this fight from hitting the web, he deserves to accumulate some other spotlight on his resume.
Wes Schultz was a standout wrestler in high school, where he finished his senior year 47-0 before becoming a D-III All-American wrestler before moving to Wyoming. He transitioned to MMA, where he compiled a 6-1 record with five wins coming in the distance, the only loss coming to him against Contender Series alum and now UFC middleweight Dylan Budka. He comes into this fight on a streak of 3 consecutive fights in which he ended each of his 3 war matches in the first round. He will be looking to continue his winning streak and secure a contract with the UFC when he takes on Mansur Abdul-Malik.
On the feet, Schultz combines his attacks well with his boxing and kicks, but his goal is to use his grappling and that will be the game plan in this attack as well. Although Abdul-Malik has fought his entire life, MMA fighting is very different and he has yet to face anyone with Schultz’s praise. However, Abdul-Malik is exceptionally dangerous on the feet and Schultz will have to do smart work with his feints to draw Abdul-Malik’s attacks in order to time his tackles and take the fight to the mat. Once the fight hits the mat, the fight is all in and from there Schultz can get to work and potentially get him out of there and get his UFC contract.
This is the right match to decide as the star match of Week 1 of the Contender Series as those two middleweights battle it out. Abdul-Malik and Schultz are finalists, so don’t expect this fight to be on the judges’ scorecards. In the end, we can expect Schultz to score some early takedowns, but that will take its toll on him the longer the fight goes on. This is where Abdul-Malik will be the most up-to-date fighter when he starts. to lay down heavy fire, leaving Schultz out of the way midway. fighting for a contract with UFC.
Mansur Abdul-Malik-Wes Schultz prediction and final pick: Mansur Abdul-Malik (345 BC)C. )
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