all in?
koreshkov is way bigger & became a way better wrestler than daley..
watch all of lima's fights. he's a killer. he's been laid on for 25 mins by askren and koreshkov in his bellator career.. absolute killer otherwise.
I just watched his second most recent fight vs Rick Hawn.
It seems to me like he has a jab and an outside leg kick. He has done well striking against MMA fighters, but I truly believe Daley is on another level when it comes to striking. I am pretty confident that Daley will have an answer for the outside leg kick. Aside from that, Lima doesn't seem to throw a whole lot of volume.
The height is a bit of a concern, but again, Daley has the longer reach and being a 5'9" WW he is used to looking up to his opponents.
Daley obviously has a harder time with grapplers as well, and is also commonly referred to as a killer on the feet.
Since Douglas Lima's last win over Rick Hawn in April of 2014, Daley has fought 8 times between MMA and KB with 8 wins.
The fight is also in London and is most likely a title eliminator. Lima already fought Koreshkov and it was an absolute snoozer. If I had to guess, I would say that Bellator would rather see Daley get the win here, and the hometown judging should be more than happy to oblige if it comes to that.
It sounds crazy, but this is Bellator. (see Rampage vs Ishii)