Eibo Aslan and Raphael Serkoirera, the festive weight of UFC 308 credit: YouTube/UFC
Raphael Serkoirera enters the UFC lightweight at UFC 308 on Saturday, in his first appearance against Ebo Aslan. The card is above a battle for the title of feather weight between the hero Ily Toporia and the former champion and the title of BMF Max Holway.
Raphael “Assad” Serkoirera
He stands at a height of six feet and four
Fighting with a weight of 205 pounds (heavy light weight)
34 years old
Fighting outside Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Training outside Galbo Da Lotta
Professional record 11-0
8 KO/TKOS operations, 2 offers
Pro companies; Christian Leroy Denkan
How will Cerqueira perform in UFC
Cerqueira was signed on UFC after canceling many battles in this last season of the competitors series. I think UFC saw that he was 34 years old so they decided to give him a contract immediately. It looks good on paper, getting 11-0 with ten times with seven in the first round. When you really do more than UFC match makers, you will see his record completely lined. The collected record for the opponents he fought at that time is 53-33. This may not seem bad, but five of these are against men who have losing logs or 500 records. The scene of 205-265 in Brazil is very weak, so it was not really tested. Not to mention that he is fighting for Demo Fight, which rarely shows its events.
When I explored the Cerqueira before the Connender Series series, I included the “positives” more than “negatives”. This is because it is easy to look good for the players who fight them. It is also difficult to find any gaps in fast battles and limited shots. The main problem I found with him outside the box is that his hands tend to decrease a lot. This happens because his style is really loose; When he fights, he throws a lot of kicks and rotates things. Cerqueira is varied while it offers good outputs. His hands are fine, but everything comes from his legs. It rotates and ascends to the top and receives a bad kick in the liver. He has the speed you want to see from a big man while also has strength.
I am not sure of his level, but against the players, he is fighting in his wrestlers and checking the jujitsu. He mixed it well in his career and showed that he was a military artist. Looking at his record, you might think he is an essential attacker, but he started practicing jujitsu and judo. Looking at Cerqueira, I think it looks very good. He looks at 205 people but I can’t hide the main concerns. He is 34 years old, faces doubtful opposition, and there is a limited tape (not his mistake), he has not passed a lot of adversity, and who knows how true the heart exercises are true. With Cerqueira, I will not be surprised if you can reach the first 15 positions, and the same if it is cut in a few battles. What I can find and what I know from others, I think it will be a good signature. I think it will approach the first 15 places, but it will not be able to face the best players.
How to match Aslan:
Aslan is what you call a Mimi fighter. It is not technically good, but he has a lot of strength so that he can achieve the knockout in a moment. It has large holes. It swings very wild. It is strong but when you do not have heart exercises, in addition to your neglect, it will not take it away. His wrestler defense also lacks strength if being dropped. Aslan has strength, but Serkoirera has everything else. It has more tools in each region to go to the battle. It only depends on how to react when Aslan lands. I only have Cerqueira here because it has a full -skilled group outside Aslan who mainly has power.
