Vergil Ortíz, Jr. vs. Eimantas Stanionis

You'd have to drive it over me in the process though and I hate being interrupted during my bedroom workouts

 

I like to train to keep my guns looking super swole

 

I've been one of the biggest backers and fanboys of Ortiz on this site, for quite some time. But I'd be lying if I said I was supremely confident he was going to get the win this Saturday. A fully healthy Ortiz, I'd still have a degree of trepidation for him going into this match, Stanionis is no joke. While Ortiz would've most likely outworked him or possibly won by late stoppage, the possibility of Eimantas doing the same to him, wasn't out of the realm of possibility. So to take a match like this after coming off two bouts with rhabdomyolysis, which is potentially fatal, is absolute madness, and if he can pull it off, it should be rated as one of the best wins of the year. Because on top of Eimantas being a tough as nails rock solid opponent, he's also a bit of a stylistic nightmare fo Ortiz. Eimantas is deceptively fast, catches and shoots quite well, has excellent timing and tends to find openings and punches with his opponents, which eventually makes them a bit more apprehensive to let their hands go. So if he can take the power of Ortiz, and he might, Butaev hits like a Mack truck and he took his power disturbingly well, then he can very much get into a rhythm and counter the hell out of Vergil and in combination. Now... if this is a weatherbeaten shell of Ortiz, ravaged by rhabdomyolysis. Then his internal organs and even skin itself may be somewhat compromised and react far more poorly than with a fully healthy Ortiz, also he may not be able to generate power as well or have the same gas tank. So sadly... I'm kind of leaning Stanionis by stoppage here.

Also, Jerry Perez is going to **** JoJo Diaz up and either send him into retirement or a downward spiral.