Has anyone heard anything about Bethe Correia’s
UFC status because I remember her flunking her
physical prior to UFC 228 in August do to vision
issues.
Last I read she later had another setback. If surgery is required it could be the end of her mma career.
JJ's footwork is not as crisp as it needs to be. Or was. JJ is high-output but shit striking defense. Being "chinny" is not her problem, as the posters in the heavies seem to think, she just gets hit a lot, and often by people who are inferior strikers.
She has to move forward to be effective, and she is going to walk into a lot of shit while not being able to land at her usual volume. Neither fighter is a power puncher, but I do not expect JJ to win a round. Maybe the first as Val often starts slow.
I like both fighters but this is a bad match up for JJ. Val should pic her apart all night. And she does not have to worry about being out-muscled by a larger fighter and there is no real threat of a takedown.
Edited to add: this fight will also be a good display of different styles of stand-up. Val uses the more traditional MT style (although her round kick is not executed the same) and JJ uses the Dutch kickboxing style.
EBI 18 coming in December one person confirmed so far for their strawweight tournament
Thanks for the reply. I can see your points. Everyone kindly note I'm not a Shevchenko hater either. JJ could punch harder at the higher weight which may make it tougher for Val to shuck off or walk through her punches. An open question is what it may cost her in speed & volume. We will see.
I think Val's a bit gun shy against top strikers, or at least tends to counter rather than lead. I don't see much power from her strikes. Except perhaps against the unranked opponent who blew her knee out in round one. If Val can get JJ down that may change things. But JJ's good at stuffing takedowns and getting out of them when she's down. They're both good in the clinch. Good point about the different styles of stand up. I'm not favoring either fighter. Hoping it's a good fight and both are at their peak, raring to go.
Probably not likely, but is anyone else trying to watch the SCL event? Payed for it, but it’s not coming up through their website.
I got it working. It was an ipad/ios thing. working on the PC. switched Bellator to the ipadNope. Watching Bellator right now.
War Mizuki!
Not gonna lie, only giving this event half my attention tonight, but the skill level I’ve seen in boxing and kickboxing is, well, not good.Sparta Strawweight one night tournament bracket for Oct. 13.
Lindsey VanZandt steps in on less than 48 hours notice to face Melissa Karagiannis Saturday for KOTC after Shawna Ormsby withdraws from the fight: