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Poor decision leads to loss
Espinosa lost to Matt Schnell via submission (triangle choke) at 1:23 of Round 1 at UFC on ESPN 5 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.
ANALYSIS
Espinosa has no one to blame for this loss but himself. He went for a poorly-timed takedown attempt early in the proceedings and Schnell easily turned it into a deep submission attempt. Espinosa was never able to recover. He offers virtually nothing on the feet, so the shot wasn't a surprise, but Espinosa simply picked a bad time to go for it and he paid the price. Espinosa is moderately interesting in a division that lacks depth, but this was a poor effort.
Espinosa has no one to blame for this loss but himself. He went for a poorly-timed takedown attempt early in the proceedings and Schnell easily turned it into a deep submission attempt. Espinosa was never able to recover. He offers virtually nothing on the feet, so the shot wasn't a surprise, but Espinosa simply picked a bad time to go for it and he paid the price. Espinosa is moderately interesting in a division that lacks depth, but this was a poor effort.
Pinned against Matt Schnell
Espinosa has been booked to take on Matt Schnell in a flyweight bout at UFC on ESPN 5 on August 3, Nolan King of MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Espinosa is fresh off his UFC debut in March, which ended with a victory via unanimous decision over Eric Shelton at UFC Fight Night 148 in Nashville. With that victory, Espinosa extended his overall winning streak to five, as he hasn't lost since January of 2017. Something will have to give, however, come August, as Schnell is riding a three-fight winning streak of his own.
Espinosa is fresh off his UFC debut in March, which ended with a victory via unanimous decision over Eric Shelton at UFC Fight Night 148 in Nashville. With that victory, Espinosa extended his overall winning streak to five, as he hasn't lost since January of 2017. Something will have to give, however, come August, as Schnell is riding a three-fight winning streak of his own.
Uses evasiveness to win UFC debut
Espinosa defeated Eric Shelton via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night 148 in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Espinosa fought to the back of his baseball card Saturday, using his movement to slip his opponents' strikes while occasionally bursting forward with his own offense. The 29-year-old is a quick fighter with some power in his hands but tends to get a bit repetitive with his fight plan, which could cause him some trouble when fighting someone who is more willing to pressure him. As it stands, Espinosa improves to 14-5 in professional MMA as a result of the victory.
Espinosa fought to the back of his baseball card Saturday, using his movement to slip his opponents' strikes while occasionally bursting forward with his own offense. The 29-year-old is a quick fighter with some power in his hands but tends to get a bit repetitive with his fight plan, which could cause him some trouble when fighting someone who is more willing to pressure him. As it stands, Espinosa improves to 14-5 in professional MMA as a result of the victory.