Lightweight: Anthony Romero vs. Mike Breeden
Tale of the Tape
23-years-old
5’11″
Ontario, Canada
Para Bellum MMA
7-0
31-years-old
5’10″
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Glory MMA and Fitness
8-2
Pros and Cons
Anthony Romero
Pros
- Excellent wrestling
- Solid ground and pound/Educated
- Good tactical grappling
- Good jab
- Excellent cardio
- Good TDD
- Utilizes trips in the clinch very well
- Good kicks
- Strong in the clinch
- Good movement
- Very technical
Cons
- Defense lacks going backwards
Mike Breeden
Pros
- Utilizes feints well
- Always throwing in different patterns
- Always throwing in volume
- Excellent boxing skills
- Good TDD
- Good bodywork
- Powerful
- Goes to the body-head very well
- Good body kick
Cons
- Willing to take too much damage
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Breeden
Speed: Breeden
Output/Volume: Breeden
Knockout Power: Breeden
Chin: Romero
Kickboxing: Breeden
Footwork: Romero
Wrestling: Romero
Grappling: Romero
Submissions: Romero
Cardio: Romero
Prediction
This is one of my favorite fights (announced so far) on the Contender Series this year. Both fighters are very high-level and both I think will no doubt make it to the UFC eventually. It’s hard to pick a winner because they match up so well. Both are very technical on the feet. The movement of Romero could give Breeden fits but the pressure of Breeden can fold Romero. Romero I’d imagine would want to take this fight down but the takedown defense of Breeden so far has been perfect. It comes down to the fact that Breeden hasn’t fought a wrestler like Romero and Romero hasn’t fought a striker like Breeden. If I’m going to lean either way I’ll lean towards Breeden. The reason being, I believe Breeden can put Romero on his backfoot and touch him up.
