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MMA Regional Pick of the Week: Ares FC 39
Ares FC Welterweight Fight: Ibrahima Mané vs Jason Ponet
Card Start Time: Friday (4/3), 12:30pm EST (UFC Fight Pass)
The co-main event of this Ares FC card pits a pair of veterans at the tail end of their career. However, both have seen some very different action as of late and been treated very differently.
While Ibrahima Mané was once a touted prospect, he’s fallen on hard times. After putting together a six-fight winning streak, he has now lost back-to-back fights. Even worse, he was finished inside of 90 seconds in both of those bouts. In those bouts, issues of his chin seem to have reared their ugly head.
Jason Ponet isn’t exactly on stable feet in his career – sitting at 25-20-1 lifetime. However, two things you have to respect is his durability and his ability to swing. He hasn’t been finished in a fight in over half a decade. Additionally, he’s still got that big power in his hands and elbows that made him a fan-favorite to French fans years ago.
With Ponet having the big power and durability, I expect him to be able to find the chin of the fading Mané. Plus, you have to love a price like this one.
Ares FC 39 Pick: Jason Ponet ML (+275)
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