Oleg Popov vs Steve Mowry Prediction: Oleg will start looking for a knockdown

Prediction for the PFL 1: season 2024 Oleg Popov vs Steve Mowry fight which will take place on April 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Oleg Popov, a master of hand-to-hand combat and a champion of the MMA Series league, decided to test his skills on the international stage last year. His debut was nothing short of spectacular. In February 2023, he squared off against the formidable Turkish fighter Gokhan Saricam (8-1 record at that time) at the Bellator tournament. Oleg's performance was a masterclass, culminating in a unanimous decision victory that saw him drag his opponent to the parterre.

If you dig into Oleg Popov's record, you will find many familiar names—Anton Vyazigin, Adam Bogatyrev, Alexander Soldatkin, and Antonio Silva. His only defeat was in 2016, when he lost to Yusup Suleymanov on the judges' decision at the Fight Nights Global tournament.

Steve Mowry has been fighting in Bellator for the last few years, and everything was going well for him until last year when he faced the Russians in the cage - his fight with Ali Isaev ended in a draw, and with Valentin Moldavsky - defeat.

But he is still a trained fighter, very dangerous, and he will not be easy to deal with. In the Bellator heavyweight division ranking, Steve Mowry rose to the third position (above only Linton Vassell, Valentin Moldavsky, and champion Ryan Bader).

The main problem Popov faces is his opponent's size. Therefore, we expect that Oleg will start looking for a knockdown in the first seconds of the fight and try to compensate for his opponent's advantage. On the other hand, the American is not a knockout artist, so getting close to him won't be too scary.