Erin Blanchfield needs to change gyms

[blaseblase]

I think her current gym has taken her as far as they can. Her corner advice was primarily about striking. Their only wrestling advice was to get her opponent against the cage. They seem to be trying to make her a striker and she's just not. A good gym needs to recognize where her strengths lie and gameplan a way to get the fight there.

She has the intangibles to be a great fighter. She's physically strong, has natural grappling ability, chin, tenacity, cardio and heart. Those are the hardest things to improve. What she lacks is striking (particularly defense) and a way to consistently get the fight to the ground. She didn't try a double or a single until round 4 and she only tried it once half heartedly. 5 rounds and only 3 takedown attempts. That's absolutely ludicrous. Her only wrestling move is to clinch her opponent against the cage and try to wrestle the fight to the ground from there. AKA would be perfect for her.

The good thing is she's very young and has a lot of time to improve. But imo now is the time to make the change.

 

[Tapatio]

Needs to go to a gym that will teach her basic boxing fundamentals. Too bad Fester isn't available

 

[FreedomCricket]

Yeah she got embarrassed last night.

 

[Gluhov]

She should go to Invicta and stop ruining ufc cards.

There's enough scrubs as it is.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Gym wise she's fine. She trains with Fatima Kline every day who can both striker and wrestle really well, Erin just doesn't seem to pick it up as well.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

Maybe…

But right now she’s only lost one fight to a fighter who was a terrible stylistic matchup for her…

For now, I’m going to say that Fiorot being the better fighter was the reason Blanchfield lost, rather than Blanchfield’s corner…

 

[blaseblase]

Maybe…

But right now she’s only lost one fight to a fighter who was a terrible stylistic matchup for her…

For now, I’m going to say that Fiorot being the better fighter was the reason Blanchfield lost, rather than Blanchfield’s corner…

In a 5 round fight she only tried for a takedown 3 times, 2 from the clinch and once a half hearted double leg she didn't follow through on. Maybe Fiorot beats her regardless but that's just terrible fight IQ and her corner did nothing to change it.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

There is nothing more frustrating in MMA to me than watching someone try to do the same gameplan for 3, 4, 5 ROUNDS. It's clearly not working. What are you doing? Then her coaches were like "I don't know how the rounds are going to be scored. I think you are down". Really? How about telling her she is losing every round and she needs to change her gameplan.

She was getting picked apart on the feet. How about some double legs? Single legs? Push her to the fence and try to get some takedowns there?

I like both girls so I didn't mind Manon winning but for Erin to be on such a run and lose 50-45 while looking like a complete amateur was not a good look.

 

[blaseblase]

There is nothing more frustrating in MMA to me than watching someone try to do the same gameplan for 3, 4, 5 ROUNDS. It's clearly not working. What are you doing? Then her coaches were like "I don't know how the rounds are going to be scored. I think you are down". Really? How about telling her she is losing every round and she needs to change her gameplan.

She was getting picked apart on the feet. About about some double legs? Single legs? Push her to the fence and try to get some takedowns there?

I like both girls so I didn't mind Manon winning but for Erin to be on such a run and lose 50-45 while looking like a complete amateur was not a good look.

Fiorot literally attempted more takedowns than Blanchfield did. That's just awful fight IQ and her corner did absolutely nothing.

 

[GoWokeGoBroke]

More like change “careers” to onlyfans

 

[blaseblase]

More like change “careers” to onlyfans

You're way too horny. Don't you have enough porn stars to jack off too?

 

[Poirierfan]

She's too small for the weight class and Manon was too big.

 

[Neck&Neck]

She needs a movement coach

 

[Jackonfire]

In a 5 round fight she only tried for a takedown 3 times, 2 from the clinch and once a half hearted double leg she didn't follow through on. Maybe Fiorot beats her regardless but that's just terrible fight IQ and her corner did nothing to change it.

She got out muscled. When she was able to get the clinch, she just got reversed.

 

[Conan the K-9]

She needs a nutritionist.

Btw. No postfight presser interviews for the mainevent ladies at all? Or are they just hidden somewhere?

 

[Streeter]

Her record was better than she was. Never expected much of either. Figot struggled some beating a 1 handed smaller Rose she gets destroyed by Val or Grasso.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Her record was better than she was. Never expected much of either. Figot struggled some beating a 1 handed smaller Rose she gets destroyed by Val or Grasso.

I think she's a bad matchup for Grasso personally. Should be able to counter her on the feet and Alexa is gonna have a tough time taking her down

 

[Deleted member 587672]

She needs Dolce lentils.

If Fiorot can cut 10 billion pounds to appear as a depleted Skeletor, then it should be weight cutting for the Blanchfield.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

She needs a movement coach

Moderator?!

Hell yeah brother! Happy Easter!

 

[GoWokeGoBroke]

You're way too horny. Don't you have enough porn stars to jack off too?

Just fucking around bro don’t even know what she looks like. I don’t watch WMMA fights. No disrespecf idk if she’s evens pretty or not in most people’s eyes! Happy Easter !