Dariya Zheleznyakova vs Liana Jojua Prediction: Georgian will pick up the win

The Ares FC 6 French league tournament will be held in Paris on May 20. In one of the main card fights, former UFC fighter Georgian Liana Jojua will face Russian Open FC champion Dariya Zheleznyakova.

Dariya has only competed in Russian leagues and has not suffered a single defeat yet in her career. She is the Russian kickboxing champion, which she shows in MMA - she has four early wins (out of six) and all by knockout.

In her last fight, Dariya won by technical knockout (punches) in the second round against Meruert Ibraeva and won the Open FC title.

I've been watching Liana for a long time. She fights bravely in the rack, fights well in the parterre, and her crowning move is the armbar. She has four fights in the best league in the world. There was a win. It's a good opportunity for me. I'll be happy to share the cage with her. I'm constantly improving my skills. I think the fight will show everything. I think I excel in boxing, but the more important thing is the strategic plan for the fight.

Dariya Zheleznyakova

Before becoming a professional MMA fighter, Liana Jojua practiced wrestling, kickboxing, and amateur mixed martial arts, where she became a world champion. Before making her UFC debut, she became champion of the Russian Fight Nights Global league, winning by decision over Marina Mokhnatkina.

But in the world's strongest league, Liana's career did not work out - four fights and three defeats.

Liana has a lot of experience on her side. Zheleznyakova is not an easy opponent, the Open FC champion with a good shot. Still, Liana is not inferior to her in punching technique, and in wrestling, Jojua is much better. Let's not forget that she is a World-class Master of Sports in grappling and has perfect skills in fighting on the ground, which has repeatedly been proved in her fights.

Diana Avsaragova

For Dariya, it will be the main fight of her career, she has not yet had such strong opposition, but Liana has seen bigger opposition. Jojua's interest is not to set up exchanges in the standing position (she often does this) but to move the fight downwards as soon as possible. She's stronger on the ground, and even if she can't finish Zheleznyakova, she can still take the fight on points.

Meanwhile, the odds on the Georgian's win are suddenly high at 2.37, while the Russian's win is just 1.58.

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