Pick of the week: Edison Barboza will knock out Sodiq Yusuff
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Alexis Washington, Contributing Writer
The No.11 ranked featherweight Sodiq Yusuff and No.13 ranked Edison Barboza as the main event on Oct. 14 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This will be the first time these two meet up, according to ESPN.
Even though Yusuff is coming back from a winning streak, Barboza is a veteran fighter with 13 years in the UFC and will knock out Yusuff.
Yusuff vs. Barboza is such an anticipated fight that it is listed on the 10 biggest fights to look forward to in October, according to UFC.
Yusuff, who is in the 145 lbs. weight class, will make his return Saturday night with a 13-2-0 record. He herniated a couple of discs in his back which led him to be out, according to MMA Fighting.
This injury was a major stepback in his fighting career and could potentially be a disadvantage on Oct. 14.
The last time Yusuff was in the UFC octagon was last October when he defeated Don Shainis, according to ESPN.
Barboza is also coming back from a win in April after defeating Billy Quarantillo with a 23-11-0 record, according to ESPN.
He knocked him out in the second-round by hitting the brawler, combined with a timed knee. Quarantillo fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, according to UFC.
They both have the same fighting style-striker; when someone strikes their opponent they are trying to take them down by a punch, elbow, knee or kick, according to ESPN.
Sodiq has a striking accuracy of 49% with 884 attempts and Barboza has an accuracy of 44% with 2,845 attempts, according to UFC.
This upcoming match will prove if Barboza can keep his dominance and defeat Yusuff by knocking him out within three rounds.
