de Paula vs Buys Analysis and Prediction

Gloria de Paula (5-3) vs Cheyanne Buys (5-2)

Women’s Strawweight (115)

Gloria De Paula

Failing to shower herself in glory during her debut, Cheyanne Buys devolved into the typical sore loser after losing to Montserrat Ruiz. Hopefully returning this Saturday with a counter to the head and arm throw, and a sprinkle of decorum, Buys can showcase her solid boxing. A pressure boxer who seeks to wade into the pocket and throw volume, Buys’ leaky striking defence is papered over by her heavy hands. Opponents have so far been unwilling to engage in extended exchanges in fear of Buys’ power. While the UFC will unlikely put Buys in a match-up with another wrestler for a while, Buys can work towards creating a marketable highlight reel. Without the threat of the takedown from de Paula, Buys will only have to worry about the clinch – an area she ‘coped’ with against Hilarie Rose during DWCS.

Cheyanne Buys

Well, as seen against Jinh Yu Frey, Gloria de Paula isn’t going to be taking this to the mat anytime soon. With a 2″ height and 3 1\2″ reach advantage, however, de Paula is primed to engage in the clinch. When Buys inevitably wades into the pocket with volume, de Paula will have ample opportunity to snatch a neck if she is willing to work through Buys’ power. Although de Paula occasionally uses his length well on the outside, it will be the knees and elbows from the clinch that will cause Buys’ the most trouble. Of course, even after landing hurtful blows in the clinch against Pauline Macias, de Paula was tripped to the mat with relative ease. There is nothing stopping Buys from employing her controlling top game.

Predicted Result: Buys Decision

Hopefully returning this Saturday with a counter to the head and arm throw, Buys can showcase her solid boxing and top game. A pressure boxer who seeks to wade into the pocket and throw volume, Buys’ leaky striking defence is papered over by her heavy hands. With a 2″ height and 3 1\2″ reach advantage, however, Gloria de Paula is primed to engage in the clinch. Although de Paula occasionally uses his length well on the outside, it will be the knees and elbows from the clinch that will cause Buys’ the most trouble. Unfortunately for de Paula, she is susceptible to trips and was taken down far too easily by Pauline Macias during their DWCS showdown.

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