I'm gonna go with KZ as my title upset prediction for the year. My heart and brain tell me Aldo is going to win, and those things aren't even averaging 50%.
The reason why this fight is going to be entertaining is because KZ is going to stalk Aldo for as long as he can while standing then he's going to crawl around making zombie noises.
Zombie or not there's is a pain threshold. I'm pretty sure Aldo is going to utilize his leg kicks and slow him down. It'll be fun if they brawl though.
On paper it looks like Aldo should stuff all the TD's and use the zombie's leg as a punching bag for his kicks. Yet, I believe Chang will have a smarter game plan than what he said on countdown "I'll trade and bang". We might see him trying to clinch Aldo and just wear him out.
If the zombie survives the first 2 rounds I can see the tide turning for him. If it goes as far as round 5 I can actually see the Zombie winning by cardio and sheer force of will. If Edgar/Hominik can outgass Aldo, it's definitely going to happen for the zombie. Provided obviously he doesn't get knocked out in R1 or R2.
On a side note, having TKZ as a champion would bolster a bunch of retarded exciting matchups that could have FOTY all over it.
I remember reading back on the Hominick and Poirer fight threads the day before those fights and the majority stating Jung was going to get absolutely slayed and he had no chance only for him to shut all of them up decisively. That said, Aldo is a completely is an absolute beast, especially in the first 3 rounds. All I know this is going to be a badass fight and I'm praying it goes past the 2nd round.
Zombie didn't exactly dominate from bell to bell. They both ate huge shots and it was a serious war and Dustin just caved first. Aldo isn't going to just stand in the pocket and take shots, he's going to pick him apart from the outside or maybe even take him down and jack from the top like he did Hominick.
If there ever was the worst underdog story this would be it. Still WAR ZOMBIE!! I still say if he can keep the fight clinched up ala Couture, he has a chance. Gotta make sure to gas Aldo else it'll be a short night.
Korean Zombie slowly taking this, Aldo seems to be gassing and wants to grapple to a victory. LETS GO ZOMBIE!!
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