Tony Johnson vs Carlos Felipe Prediction: the Opponents Won't Deal With Each Other Quickly

The ACA 173 tournament will take place in Minsk on March 29th. In the co-main event, Tony Johnson, ranked sixth in the ACA heavyweight division, will face Carlos Felipe, ranked tenth. 

Since 2019, Tony Johnson has fought for the belt in almost every bout, winning and losing it. In his previous fights unrelated to the titles, Tony Johnson failed to Anton Vyazigin by judges' decision and knocked out Denis Smoldarev in just twenty seconds. Tony Johnson typically wins by quick knockout but loses in the same way. However, if his opponent avoids outright confrontation and threatens with takedowns, Tony Johnson starts to have difficulties.

The Brazilian joined ACA last year after competing in UFC, where he fought five times and suffered two defeats to Sergey Spivak and Andrei Arlovski. He won his first ACA fight by split decision against Yuriy Fedorov but then lost on points to former champion Salimgerey Rasulov. Recall that Felipe's last seven bouts ended with judges' decisions.

Tony Johnson is undoubtedly the favorite in this fight but must work harder this time. Felipe knows the danger of opposing Hulk and will try to avoid it. This is easier for him than for anyone else because it is his classical style.