On the main card of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on ESPN 44, Edson Barbosa and Billy Quarantillo will meet in the featherweight division. The confrontation will take place on April 16, 2023 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. It is impossible to call these opponents eminent, but the fighters are extremely spectacular and it will be very interesting to follow this confrontation. Opponents never mind going to an exchange of blows and arranging a real felling, which in a large number of cases leads to an early stop of the fight.
The Brazilian is an outsider of the pair, according to bookmakers, but the advantage of the American in terms of odds cannot be called colossal. There will be several fights with a louder sign in this fight evening, but the battle of experienced opponents should not be missed.
Edson Barbosa
The representative of the “American Top Team” held 33 fights in professional mixed martial arts. Having won 22 times (14 by stoppage and 8 by decision), the Nova Friborg native lost 11 times (mostly by knockout or submission). It is also worth noting the performance of the Latin American in kickboxing, in which he has 28 battles (25 wins (22 by knockout) and 3 fiascos). Barbosa has a lot of experience, but Edson is a classic striker and in confrontations with more diverse opponents often experiences impressive difficulties.
Since 2017, Edson has played 11 fights and won only 4 times. Between knockouts against Beneil Dariusz and Dan Hooker, Barbosa lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision and Kevin Lee after being stopped by a doctor. This was followed by losses from Justin Gaethje, Paul Felder, Dan Ige, which were replaced by victories over Makwan Amirkhani, as well as Shane Burgos. In two extreme battles, the Brazilian was delayed by Giga Chikadze and lost to Bryce Mitchell by a referee’s decision. Now the 37-year-old athlete will face an uncompromising opponent.
Billy Quarantillo
A member of the Gracie Tampa South team among professionals fought 21 times. Having won in 17 cases (8 by knockout, 5 by submission and 4 by decision), the American lost four times (only once ahead of schedule). By the age of 34, Billy had only seven fights in the UFC. At the same time, the representative of Florida began his journey with Dana White’s Contender Series 21, in which he sped Camuel Kirk. Quarantillo then defeated Jakob Kilburn by triangle submission, Hunter Carlisle’s unanimous decision and Kyle Nelson‘s punch knockout.
In 2019, the American suffered his first defeat in the promotion, losing by unanimous decision to Canadian Gavin Tucker. However, immediately after that, at the end of the third round, the Mexican Gabriel Benitez was knocked out. In November 2021, Quarantillo was defeated by Shane Burgos in a bitter struggle. At the same time, in the last fight, Billy was successful, defeating Alexander Hernandez by TKO (punch). The upcoming battle will not be easy for the New Yorker, but with an unstable opponent, the chances of winning are very good.
Our forecast
Barboza is a classic drummer who in recent years has overcome not the most formidable opponents. Edson’s last significant victory was over Dan Hooker over four years ago. Now the Brazilian will try to defeat a not very stable lately, but quite competitive opponent. With a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the North American is more versatile than the Latino.
Carrying out takedowns, Billy can both finish off an opponent on the canvas, and switch to pain or suffocation. In addition, Quarantillo has a fairly strong chin and the ability to withstand strong blows. In general, this battle is more likely to be won by a representative of the Gracie Tampa South team. If you have a desire to bet on the Ultimate Fighting Championship, we advise you to Mostbet uz skachat for this.