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Fiorot wants Blanchfield, thinks that she is hype

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“For me, she hasn’t really proved herself,” Fiorot said. “I want to show her what the top of the division is really like, a true 125-pounder"
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https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023...ants-erin-blanchfield-next-hype-last-faces-me
 
Fiorot hasn’t really impressed much herself …. 2 close decisions

blanchfield at least finishes fights

interesting matchup though … fiorot has shown good takedown defense …
 
I am not a fan of Fiorot - she looks stiff as hell and not very quick standing - but she is an exceptionally big 125er, which can be a problem for Blanchfield.
 
"She hasn't proved herself"

The irony
 
Manon hasn't looked impressive even in her wins.

I think Erin fucks her up. I'm always completely wrong about every Erin fight though, so Manon will likely come out and destroy her.
 
I think she’s going to be in for a surprise
 
Sounds good. Got the Grasso-Val rematch. Fiorot returns from her #1ish place to fight the surging prospect Blanchfield, and since Santos hasn't done a damn thing in nearly a year since losing to Val, she can fight former challenger and recently #1 Chook, who is only off her own single loss
 
Fiorot was the hotness just a little while ago and was basically the shoo-in for the next new title contender, but the issue is that she sort of lost what hype she had built by putting on a pretty lackluster performance against Chookagian. To her credit, she still was dealing with a pretty severe knee injury during that fight IIRC which was affecting her performance (or so she claims) and Chook had missed weight. Even so, the hype fizzled and Fiorot wanted to take a bit of a break to recover before jumping into any potential title conversations so she's accordingly been forgotten about in the meantime.

Blanchfield has risen up in the meantime and has arguably more impressive wins... though that's debatable. Her wins are more recent and she's actually been finishing her last three fights, but only Andrade was ranked at #3. Prior to that she beat McCann at #15 and the rest of her wins were unranked. Fiorot beat #1 Chookagian and #4 Maia with the rest of her wins being unranked. She got last three wins via Decision and they're a bit older, while her best win in Chook -- while ranked highest -- has a head-to-head loss to Blanchfield's best win in Andrade whom Erin finished. No idea if any of that should matter.

Personally, I think the answer is pretty obvious. They're almost certainly going to run Shevchenko/Grasso back (whether I agree with the decision or not). A #1 contender's fight between Fiorot and Blanchfield makes all the sense in the world in the meantime. I think Fiorot said she'd return by Summer or so, so the timelines should match up. Those fights may even end up taking place on the same card.
 
Mohawk Banditó said:
Sounds good. Got the Grasso-Val rematch. Fiorot returns from her #1ish place to fight the surging prospect Blanchfield, and since Santos hasn't done a damn thing in nearly a year since losing to Val, she can fight former challenger and recently #1 Chook, who is only off her own single loss
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Honestly, I wouldn't mind the winner of the Maia/O'Neill fight getting the push against Santos, either. That or Ribas. Chook's coming off a loss and it's the perfect opportunity to get more new blood to replace the Old Guard at the top of Flyweight.
 
I think Blanchfield is a stylistic nightmare for Fiorot: so bizarre WTF?!!! call out there. Honestly, I think Fiorot does better against Schevchenko than Erin. Blanchfield eventually gets her down and finishes her by a method of her choosing...and "proves" herself (again).

Jarl
 
Safton said:
Honestly, I wouldn't mind the winner of the Maia/O'Neill fight getting the push against Santos, either. That or Ribas. Chook's coming off a loss and it's the perfect opportunity to get more new blood to replace the Old Guard at the top of Flyweight.
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i'm interested in seeing where Ribas goes from here. In my opinion she beat chook, and just got another top 10 win against araujo. I like her better at 125lbs. Hopefully she can fight up the rankings.
 
Tatiana Suarez vs Blanchfield is the match to make. Suarez was what Blanchfield was before the injuries and health problems. This is the highest level fight that can be made at this point. Manon is a boring point fighter. No interest
 
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