Heavyweight prospect Marcelo Golm has a better feeling about his upcoming bout than his last one. After being outwrestled by Timothy Johnson and dropping a unanimous decision back in February, the 26-year-old tells Bloody Elbow he believes his next opponent, Arjan Bhullar, a decorated wrestler, won’t try to grapple him as much.
“Tim Johnson really only knows how to fight by smothering you, right?” Golm said. “He’s really annoying to fight against. Even though Arjan is a better wrestler, he’s not as stiff, so I believe he won’t try to smother me as much, but if he does, I’ll be prepared.