This is a crucial spot for Glenn. A late-notice signing in 2016,
“The Gladiator” looked like the type of fighter who could build a
fanbase without ever becoming a contender. A scrappy go-everywhere
fighter who already had a decade of experience under his belt by
his late 20s, Glenn figured to provide an entertaining fight every
time out while also struggling to overcome his lack of physical
gifts. That held true for the first two years and change of Glenn’s
UFC career, but after capping off 2018 with a loss to Kevin
Aguilar, his body has started to betray him. Glenn returned in
2021 after two and a half years on the shelf and looked solid
enough, knocking out Joaquim
Silva and taking Grant
Dawson to a draw. However, it seems like another subsequent
cascade of injuries has sapped a lot of Glenn’s effectiveness.
Losses to Christos
Giagos and Drew Dober
didn’t really get going before Glenn quickly got knocked out. Glenn
moves up to welterweight in this assignment in a shift that might
help his durability, and he’ll need it against Song. China’s Song’s
approach is fairly simple. He’s a tank of an athlete who hits like
a truck, and “The Assassin” mostly prefers to stay patient and wait
for his opportunity at a knockout. That can lead to some
frustratingly inactive stretches, but Song remains dangerous until
opponents put him away, as he even got top rising talent Ian Garry in
trouble in a fight early last year. If Glenn can survive Song’s
shots, the American should succeed in coasting out the win through
volume in a grimy fight. Still, this looks set up to be a Song win
given Glenn’s recent performances. The pick is Song via first-round
knockout.
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