UFC Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson
Odds: (-200 Barry /+160 Johnson)
Betting Pick: Johnson
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In a featured Heavyweight matchup, heavy hitters Lavar Johnson and Pat Barry will look to assert their dominance in the striking game. Both of these guys like to stand and bang, and both have serious fight-ending power in their fists. These guys are coming to stand and trade, without a doubt, and when two guys as big, strong, and powerful this let the leather fly, fireworks are pretty much guaranteed. This is not the fight you want to get up during the middle of to go grab a soda, because it could be ever at any second.
“Big” Lavar Johnson is an extremely dangerous, albeit one-dimensional, striker. Every time he steps into the Octagon, he comes to let his hands go and if he can’t impose his will on the feet, he is probably going to lose. The biggest hole in his game is his utter lack of anything resembling grappling skills, but luckily he is fighting Pat Barry, who is just as inept on the ground as he is. Johnson has overwhelming punching power and a very solid chin, which makes him aterror to stand and bang with.
Pat Barry, like Johnson, is a one-dimensional striker who is very effective doing the one thing he does well. He always has the same game plan, which is to stand in front of his opponent and wing haymakers at them until someone is unconscious. Like Johnson, every punch Barry throws has fight-ending potential and his chin is very durable. The one issue Barry has in an increasingly oversized Heavyweight division is a lack of height and reach, which forces him to get dangerously close to his opponents to land shots.
In all likelihood, this will be a pretty quick fight. Both of these guys are more than willing to throw caution to the wind and let their hands go with ill intent. This is one of those fights that is likely to come down to which guy can land first, and I think against a rangy Heavyweight like Johnson, Barry is going to have trouble getting his boxing game going. Johnson’s height and reach advantage, I think, will be the difference maker in a very close fight on paper. I think Johnson will catch Barry trying to close the gap and put him down. Johnson by T/KO.
Prediction: Lavar Johnson by second round T/KO.
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