News Antonina Schevchenko vs The Undefeated Casey O’Neil

Good prospect vs. journeyman/gatekeeper bout. Slight step up in competition for Casey against a woman who is a frankly unremarkable talent at Flyweight (especially compared to her sister), but is at least well-rounded and experienced enough that she's guaranteed to be able to either:

A.) Expose O'Neill as an overrated can-crusher who got fed a bunch handpicked fighters of questionable quality in a promotion run by her own father following a hit-and-miss amateur career.
B.) Show that she's actually pretty legit and has grown over the course of her career with each fight -- something she has shown glimpses of (getting finished in her first two ammy fights before going on a finishing streak, going pro, leaving Daddy's Eternal MMA promotion to fight legitimate competition in UAE Warriors and earning a finish before finally being signed by the UFC, etc.)

I would not be surprised by either outcome, but at this point I'm siding with O'Neill. I feel like she has a bit of upside to her and has improved a bit as she's come along. Enough to at least get over this hump.
 
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Good match up and test for Casey. I think Casey is ready for her and will take the W.
 
Lesser Shev is a fragile beauty who will be pieced up by this other broad. I hate seeing her lose, but not everyone can be great
 
Casey should wreck her on the ground. Lets see if she gets her there.
 
O'Neill is like the reverse Mackenzie Dern, still speaks with a Scottish accent even though her family emigrated to Australia when she was 10.
 
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