![]() ![]() If Curran wins, he has to face Sandro less than four weeks later.Īnd, assuming they meet head-to-head, Curran then has to deal with a fighter who, despite not having Curran's level of boxing technique, hits with a brute force that Curran has yet to see. Curran will be hard-pressed to find similar luck and is likely in for a much more physically arduous bout against Mann. Sandro has a bout which he could realistically finish in under a minute, given his past history of punching foes into oblivion quickly. Worse, Malegarie's still-elementary wrestling might leave him trapped on his feet with one of MMA's biggest hitters pound-for-pound.Īlso, consider that Bellator's tournament is predicated on the ability to fight three times in a less-than-two-month window. ![]() Sandro is not the kind to tap, either: If Hatsu Hioki's submission assault on the Brazilian didn't force a tap, it's highly unlikely Malegarie's will. Meanwhile, Sandro gets a fighter in Malegarie who is still largely one-dimensional. And, based on what we know about MMA decisions - especially some of those in the Bellator cage - you can never feel comfortable about the scorecards serving justice when two fighters are going tit-for-tat on the feet. Mann is a tall, tricky task, and the fight could very well turn into an evenly matched striking battle. In Mann, Curran faces a highly similar opponent who, in terms of total striking technique, may actually be superior to him and who is showing rapid all-around MMA improvement. Considering the style matchups, Curran definitely has the tougher road ahead of him. Sandro will be taking on Argentine-born, Brazilian-based submission standout Nazareno Malegarie, while Curran meets dynamic Brit Ronnie Mann. However, the subsequent semifinal announcements may have changed everything.Įven if Sandro and Curran are comparable and outstanding, their forthcoming foes for the semis on Saturday are not. The opening quarterfinals did little to change that notion. Going into Bellator's Summer Series, few (if any) disputed that Pat Curran and Marlon Sandro were the alpha dogs in the eight-man tournament field. ![]()
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