Originally scheduled to compete last week at flyweight, Lucas Rocha and Davi Bittencourt meet here on the final week of the season instead, up a division, after Rocha missed weight last week, postponing their bout.
Sporting a 16-1 record despite the fact that he just turned 23 in August, Rocha touches down at the APEX on a five-fight winning streak. He’s faced solid competition as of late and comes into his matchup with Bittencourt off a unanimous decision win at LFA 159 in May.
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The 28-year-old Bittencourt has registered 10 consecutive victories, but it’s difficult to know how much stock to put into those results, as several of those wins have come against overmatched opposition. That being said, his last two opponents had a combined record to 19-3 and he defeated both, besting the first on the scorecards before collecting a second-round submission win in his most recent appearance.
It’ll be interesting to see how the delay and shift in weight class impacts this contest, or if there is added tension between the two as a result of the postponement. Whether there is or isn’t, these two are proven finishers to this point in their careers and should come out looking to put each other on a highlight reel this week.
