The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight
division ought to have a transparent contender when the mud settles.
Per the UFC on
Thursday, Erin
Blanchfield (12-1) and Manon
Fiorot (11-1) will throw down in a pivotal girls’s flyweight
pairing on March 30. It has not but been decided if this matchup
will function the headliner for the unnumbered UFC on
ESPN card that may happen on the Boardwalk Corridor in
Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey. It’s the first bout introduced on its
lineup so far.
Since a contentious cut up resolution setback at Invicta FC 34 fellow
future UFC fighter Tracy
Cortez, Blanchfield has not regarded again, rattling off 9
straight wins. Her streak contains six in a row within the Octagon,
dispatching the likes of J.J. Aldrich,
Molly
McCann and Jessica
Andrade—all by submission—as she labored her manner up the
divisional ladder. Most just lately, “Chilly Blooded” captured a
unanimous verdict over former title challenger Taila
Santos.
Whereas Blanchfield has strung collectively 9 consecutive victories,
France’s Fiorot has emerged victorious in 11 in a row. “The Beast”
fell brief in her skilled debut—shedding by shut cut up
resolution, like her foe—to present featherweight Leah
McCourt. Fiorot has additionally gained six straight within the UFC, though
her final 4 have come by resolution. These triumphs on the
scorecards included high abilities Mayra
Bueno Silva, Jennifer
Maia, Katlyn
Chookagian and Rose
Namajunas as she stamped herself as an elite 125er.
