Kendall Grove, Tim Boetsch square off in middleweight bout at UFC 130
- May 13th, 2011
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Tim Boetsch’s first fight in the middleweight division will be against Kendall Grove at UFC 130 May 28 in Las Vegas.
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Boetsch, who formerly fought in the light heavyweight division, is 12-4 and coming off a loss to Phil Davis via submission at UFC 123. Boetsch was an accomplished amateur wrestler and is strongest on the mat. He also incorporates Jeet Kune Do into his style. Six of his career wins have been by knockout and five have been by submission.
Grove, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3, has a 12-8 career record, but he’s had up and down performances in his last five fights, going just 2-3 in that span with losses to Ricardo Almeida, Mark Munoz and Demian Maia. He is 6-5 since defeating Ed Prince in the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 3, the fight that earned him his UFC contract. Grove uses Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Tai styles, but has won seven of his fights via submission and just two by knockout.
Although Grove has struggled some of late, he’s a bit younger than Boetsch and has the advantage of being a career middleweight fighter. Since this will be Boetsch’s first fight at the new weight, it’s unclear how the weight loss will affect him.
