Is Leslie Smith the rightful favorite over Rin Nakai?

[NoContest]

Unthinkable over here! Imagine the uproar. A ufc promoted channel on youtube for a female fighter in these kinda contexts. Would be hilarious.

Wouldn't matter if it was ufc promoted or even related to a fighter, it would just be bizarre. Like everything from Japan. Like how they like to know hot girls' blood type.

 

[Buff]

Wouldn't matter if it was ufc promoted or even related to a fighter, it would just be bizarre. Like everything from Japan. Like how they like to know hot girls' blood type.

Yeah that's straight up funky... For what possible reason can having that information be either interesting or a turn on?

 

[Sgt Smith]

Ron is a good wrestler and grappler, but I think the amount of size she gives up at BW will hinder her chances. Primarily because her striking has shown to be pretty poor. Without possessing a threat on the feet, it's going to be difficult to apply her strengths. Even if she gets by Smith, if her striking isn't significantly improved, I expect mixed results for her fights at BW in the UFC.

 

[TheNinja]

1. NEVER go into a Rin Nikai thread at work

2. I think Rin is WAY too short for 135. She should go to 115.

3. I think this is a toss up fight and I like the payback on Rin better. I don't know who the rightful favorite should be.

 

[Marianne]

It's tough to call. Leslie has a shit record against top 10 competition (Kaufman twice, Eye, Honchack) and Rin only lost to Miesha but has a long list of wins where the best names you'll find are past prime Tara LaRosa and Sarah D'Alelio, and that record has been heavily questioned as she has been given favorable rules by Pancrase (against Danielle West, for example, she was allowed to knee her opponent but not to be hit with knees).

I'm picking Rin, but my guess is close to 50-50 and wouldn't disagree to her being a slight underdog to Leslie.