Erin Blanchfield’s time may have arrived sooner than expected.
headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Blanchfield locked in a rear-naked choke to force the tapout 1:37 into Round 2. “Cold Blooded” has won five straight fights in the UFC at 125 pounds, tying her for the second-longest active winning streak in the division. Now she has her sights set on capturing flyweight gold.“Give me the winner of Shevchenko vs. Grasso next,” Blanchfield said. “I’m going to win the title and become UFC champion.
on short notice. The Brazilian blitzed forward with her trademark barrage of power punches, but Blanchfield kept her composure and fired back with hard straight shots of her own in the opening stanza. Andrade continued her usual heavy-handed approach in Round 2, but Blanchfield was able to turn the tables with a trip takedown. From there, she quickly hopped to side control and took Andrade’s back when “Bate Estaca” attempted to return to her feet. Blanchfield had the choke secured even before she had both hooks in, and at that point, it was academic.
“She hits really hard, but I got that clinch and I could just feel that inside trip was there, so I took it,” Blanchfield said. “I knew she was a good striker. I knew she wasn’t going to want to go to the ground with me, so I I had to deal with that. It was a good experience.”
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