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Preview: UFC 283 Prelims

McKinney vs. Bonfim


Lightweights

Terrance McKinney (13-4, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ismael Bonfim (18-3, 0-0 UFC)

ODDS: McKinney (-125), Bonfim (+105)

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Get ready for a few minutes of madness. That has been the story of McKinney’s career. A former collegiate wrestler with some accurate striking, “T.Wrecks” looks to score a quick finish and figure out the rest later. It has mostly worked, but things clearly go off the rails—if they are ever even on the rails to begin with—after a certain point. Only three of McKinney’s 17 pro fights have made it past the three-minute park, two of which he has lost. Still, there is no overstating exactly how effective McKinney is to start his fights, as he has an uncanny ability to immediately find accurate punches and is more than willing to ride out a scramble in search of a submission. He draws the older and more experienced of the two Bonfim brothers debuting on this card here. While also the less flashy of the two siblings, he might be the better fighter, a consistent all-terrain competitor who is willing to take advantage of whatever the opponent presents, all while buoyed by some thudding punching power. By default, Bonfim seems content to keep things at a slow pace, land some hard counters and let the chips fall where they may, so it will be interesting to see exactly how he handles the absolute whirlwind of McKinney’s early offense. This is essentially a coinflip and Bonfim may just be good enough to beat McKinney at his own game, but the American’s diversity of attack and speed advantage earn him the nod. The pick is McKinney via first-round submission.



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