Originally Posted by
Ludo
I don't expect him to win, but he has a chance. I don't think he's quite as dead in the water as the line indicates, but close. Also there is the fact that many fighters don't perform quite to their talent/skill level in their UFC debut. Boetsch isn't as good a striker but he has knockout power as well, he's not as good a grappler but I don't know if taking him down is something Lombard can/wants to do consistently. Regardless, though, Boetsch will keep coming forward until he gets put down one way or another. He'll be there in Lombards face every moment of this fight until he's either knocked out, or the final bell rings. So, no, I don't expect Boetsch to win, but I won't be truly shocked if he does somehow manage to pull it off given the circumstances.