Joanna is no priscila cachoeira, don't expect this to a blowout.
I am saying it with heavy heart (because I like Joanna), but I expect something similar. I would not count out a finish.
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theTKDguy There are two things in play here that make me firmly believe she is
not going to be so passive:
Number 1 - She lost to Nunes exactly because she did too little. She was angry at the judges, but I at the same time she knew that the fault for this loss was her too.
Number 2 - She was pretty active v Cachoeira. Yes, she opted to go to the ground, and it was
not necessary at all. But I've seen her fights and I know that this is what she do when she feels she need to do more. The clinch was her comfort zone in MT, and it translated into clinches into TDs for MMA. You know she got a lot of sub wins prior to UFC? She even submitted Pena, who is supposed to be good on the ground.
She won't let the judges rob her of another win, I'm telling you. She is gonna be active and she will score a lot. Not with her striking but mainly in the clinch. Joanna have no hopes in the clinch with her, just too underpowered. The only thing I can think of Joanna possibly doing to better her chances is to change her style enterely. She has to use a lot,
a lot of kicks and frustrating in and out movements and long weapons like the jab, a ton of feints too. She need to be
way out of clinch range and never come close. 25 mins to never let Val grab her in collar tie is so unlikely that it's insane. This whole thing about the style change is in the realm of dreams. It's never going to happen. Even if happens, she still has small chances of actually winning like that. She is too slow to go in and out, her thing is cardio, she is not dynamic type of fighter.
TKD, I think even if you put a lot of money on Shev, it's not gonna be a sweat. That's my thoughts.