UPDATE: William Knight will no longer compete at UFC 260 and is rescheduled to face Da-un Jung at UFC Fight Night: Till vs Vettori on April 10. Meanwhile, Alonzo Menifield’s new opponent will be debutant Fabio Cherant.
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UFC 260 will mark this month’s second PPV event for the promotion as Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou step inside the Octagon one more time for the UFC heavyweight championship. The last time around when both these fighters met inside the Octagon, Miocic triumphed over the Predator and picked up a decisive victory. However, that’s not the only fight that fight fans will be looking forward to when they tune in for UFC 260. In the preliminary card, William Knight takes on Alonzo Menifield in what promises to be an exciting match-up between two explosive strikers.
Alonzo Menifield vs William Knight will headline the preliminary card at UFC 260 on March 27 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Needless to say, both the fighters will look to get their hands on the UFC bonus with a statement win to send a notice to the entire light-heavyweight division.
Ahead of the match-up, let’s take a look at their fighting style and try to come to a reasonable conclusion on who gets his hand raised this weekend.
Alonzo Menifield stats
Alonzo Menifield looked set to take the light-heavyweight division by storm after raking in three back-to-back first-round stoppage victories to his name starting with a vicious 8-second KO win over Dashawn Boatwright at Dana White’s Contender Series 99 back in June of 2018. However, back-to-back losses at the hands of Devin Clark and Ovince Saint Preux would halt the 33-year old fighter’s momentum, who will look to make a comeback against William Knight this weekend.
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Menifield is an explosive striker with all his professional wins coming via way of stoppage. He started his MMA career in the heavyweight division, however, he switched to the light-heavyweight division in his second professional bout and has continued in the same weight class. A former professional American football player, Menifield will look to make huge adjustments to his game ahead of what is possibly a career-defining fight for him inside the UFC Octagon.
William Knight stats
William Knight is no different than Alonzo Menifield in terms of what they bring inside the Octagon – explosive power. Knight is coming off an impressive unanimous decision win over Aleksa Camur in his UFC debut after earning the contract with a first round TKO win at against Cody Brundage at Dana White Contender Series back in September of 2020.
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Knight has only only lost once in his 10 professional bouts inside the Octagon. He is an explosive striker with 8 of his 9 wins coming via way of stoppage. Needless to say, Knight will look for yet another highlight reel as he takes on an equally dangerous Alonzo Menifield in the main-event of the preliminary card at UFC 260.
William Knight vs Alonzo Menifield prediction
Alonzo Menifield is looking like the favourite fighter going into this stylistic match-up against William Knight. Needless to say, he will look to avoid the mistakes of his last two outings, and the learning angle here will determine Menfield’s future in the UFC. Meanwhile, Knight will look to send a notice to the division in just second fight under the UFC banner.
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Yes, Menifield is going into this fight with back to back losses, and that’s what makes him the favourite going into the fight. He is talented, and has power in his hands, and can take the fight to the ground should the opportunity arise. If he has worked enough on his defense, it safe to say that Menifeld will make a strong comeback this weekend with a stoppage win over William Knight.
William Knight vs Alonzo Menifield prediction: Alonzo Menifield via TKO in the second round