Ferreira On Quarantillo's Move To Lightweight

Carlos Diego Ferreira meets Billy Quarantillo in a lightweight clash at UFC Vegas 120 on Saturday at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, with both fighters looking to snap two-fight skids.

Ferreira, 41, is the bigger man and the betting favorite at -186, per MMA Mania's breakdown. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace turned pressure boxer had a six-fight win streak from 2016 to 2020 that put him in contention, but has slowed in recent years. Quarantillo is moving up from featherweight, where he built a reputation as a volume puncher and relentless wrestler since his 2020 Contender Series pickup.

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What Ferreira's Size Advantage Means For Quarantillo

The matchup favors Ferreira unless age has caught up to him. Quarantillo will struggle to wrestle the larger, slicker lightweight and will have to defend takedowns while pressured on the feet. MMA Mania's Andrew Richardson, a professional fighter at Team Alpha Male, expects Ferreira to return to the win column with his classic pressure style despite a potential scare or two from Quarantillo's aggression.

The main card also features Darren Elkins, who fights for the 30th time in his UFC career against Yadier del Valle at featherweight. Elkins is a massive -720 favorite despite coming off injury and a layoff. The 16-year UFC veteran holds the most bouts and takedowns in featherweight history and is expected to out-hustle the unproven jiu-jitsu prospect in what Richardson called a retirement fight.

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UFC Vegas 120 airs Saturday night, with the main event featuring Mateusz Gamrot against Quillan Salkilld.

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