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Taking on heavy opponent
Sidey will fight Ramon Taveras at a catchweight at UFC 297 on Saturday after Taveras came in over the bantamweight limit, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Taveras missed the bantamweight limit by nearly four pounds and will lose 30 percent of his purse as a result. This bout is a rematch from Dana White's Contender Series in September, during which Sidey was victorious.
Taveras missed the bantamweight limit by nearly four pounds and will lose 30 percent of his purse as a result. This bout is a rematch from Dana White's Contender Series in September, during which Sidey was victorious.
Set to fight Taveras
Sidey will fight Ramon Taveras at UFC 297 on Jan. 20, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Sidey and Taveras previously faced off in September at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series -- a fight that Sidey ended up winning. The two are now slated for a rematch in what will be both fighters' UFC debuts.
Sidey and Taveras previously faced off in September at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series -- a fight that Sidey ended up winning. The two are now slated for a rematch in what will be both fighters' UFC debuts.
Gets contract with referee help
Sidey defeated Ramon Tavares via TKO (straight right) at 2:26 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
There is no question that Sidey hurt his opponent late in Round 1, but the right hand he landed was his first significant strike of the fight, and his opponent showed no signs of being unable to defend himself. In fact, it was Sidey who took most of the damage throughout the bout, getting tagged with jab-cross combinations while occasionally firing a kick attempt. Sidey is a capable fighter who can do a bit of everything in the cage, but the only thing he accomplished in this fight was the one strike that the ref deemed big enough to close the show. One performance can be misleading, but Sidey will need to get offense going sooner if he's going to make an impact in a stacked division like bantamweight.
There is no question that Sidey hurt his opponent late in Round 1, but the right hand he landed was his first significant strike of the fight, and his opponent showed no signs of being unable to defend himself. In fact, it was Sidey who took most of the damage throughout the bout, getting tagged with jab-cross combinations while occasionally firing a kick attempt. Sidey is a capable fighter who can do a bit of everything in the cage, but the only thing he accomplished in this fight was the one strike that the ref deemed big enough to close the show. One performance can be misleading, but Sidey will need to get offense going sooner if he's going to make an impact in a stacked division like bantamweight.