Lauren Murphy vs. Liliya Shakirova 10/24/20 - Ufc 254 Picks & Predictions
Murphy is coming to the fight here to face a newcomer to the UFC world. However, Murphy is coing in standing at 5’5” and 125 pounds. When it comes to her reach Murphy is coming into the match with a 67 inch reach. She does have a career record of 13-4.
When it comes to her stance Lauren tends to favor the orthodox stance. When it comes to her style Murphy is one fighter that tends to go with the flow. The last 5 bouts for Lauren Murphy have come in at a 4-1 mark. With the wins coming with a unanimous decision, 2 split decisions, and a KO/TKO win. The loss was by unanimous decision.
The newcomer Liliya Shakirova had a little over a week of notice that she is fighting. She is coming to the fight here standing at 5’4” and 125 pounds. Now, Liliya has mainly been fighting in the Uzbeki or Russian scene and is one fighter that could definitely show some improvement, but has definitely not been able to move out of that scene.
The last fight for Liliya ended up being a win which improved her to an 8-1 mark. However, that fight was over a year ago and she has not been involved in any fights since that point of time. The stance that she does tend to use is the orthodox style and like Murphy is one fighter that does not have a true fighting style declared.
In this fight the lack of big fight experience will definitely hurt the chances of Liliya. She has done good in the Uzbeki circuit, but was limited in the type and level of competition she faced. Now, in this fight she will definitely have a challenge that will be very difficult for her to overcome as Lauren Murphy knows the potential implications of a loss. UFC 254 Winner Prediction, Lauren Murphy.
