Maryna Moroz vs Jennifer Maia Prediction: the Ukrainian Fighter is Overestimated

On November 19th, the next UFC tournament will take place in the United States. One of the preliminary card fighters from Ukraine, Maryna Moroz, will share the cage with the Brazilian Jennifer Maia.

The fight will take place in the featherweight women's category. Jennifer is number eight in the top 15 of the official UFC rankings, while Maryna is 15th in the UFC bantamweight division. In the bookmaker's betting odds, the Ukrainian is the favorite.

Maryna Moroz goes undefeated for three wins in a row, which, frankly, not many expected from her. But the key, however, was her last victory over her worst enemy, Mariya Agapova.

Maia won only twice in the six fights, but her opposition was not a shade stronger than Moroz's. The Brazilian has long been at the top of the rankings, even fighting for the belt, not with anyone, but with Valentina Shevchenko.

I’m very proud and honored for this opportunity. Everyone [in Brazil] is very happy and very confident in my winning. Everyone back there knows how tough I am, how determined I am to prepare myself for this fight. I’ll do my best, and I hope that I can join this Hall of Fame of legendary Brazilian fighters.

Jennifer Maia

Surprisingly, the Ukrainian is the favorite. Both are good in wrestling and not good in standing, but Jennifer fought equally with the best. She is the most titled opponent for Moroz in her career. One can still doubt who is better in wrestling. In standing, there is no doubt - Maryna performed poorly, even against the weakest.