Paige VanZant overmatched again?

[TheNinja]

Bec lost to Heather Jo Clark and beat Lisa Ellis. Not exactly the cream of the crop of that division. I'd say Curran and Herrig are better wins for Paige.
I think Paige takes it with a decision. Bec will gas out and Paige has a faster pace and a better gas tank.

 

[John Wick]

Dana is a sadistic pervert. He enjoys watching PVZ get beat up.

 

[Eater of Souls]

Extensive mma credentials? Please explain.

I did not say extensive MMA credentials.

 

[Ninja Nate]

I think Bec will box her up and PVZ will not be able to out wrestle her because of the size of Bec...sad to say Paige looks over matched..I like both girls though..Hoping for a fun fight.

 

[NinjaNiK]

True, but there's also nobody to fill the spots. No legit competition at all in that division

I get your point, but I wouldn't say that there is no legit competition at SW. What I would say is that the biggest problem at SW is that there are only 2 genuinely Elite level fighters (Joanna and Claudia), so the Top 5 seems sketchy because there is such a large gap between the Champ and #1, and the rest of the "top 5".

Then there are a good many high tier, well rounded girls ( KK, Rose, JoJo, Esparza, Torres, Letourneu, Andrade, Waterson, Casey, Aguilar, Moroz ), and then the mid tier (Penne, Lynbarger, Markos, Daly, Clark, Herrig, Vanzant, Rawlings, Ham, Ansaroff, Lima, Kish).

Most of the girls outside of Joanna and Claudia are competitive with one another. The only real maulings that we have seen at SW were JJ vs Penne, Rose vs Paige, and Andrade vs Penne ... most other fights have been competitive.

All that said, Paige does not belong in the Top 10, and there are enough girls that are far more skilled than Paige to accurately fill out the bottom of the Top 10.

 

[NinjaNiK]

I think Paige will overwhelm Bec pretty easily tbh

If Bec hasn't improved her cardio, then I can see this being the case in the 2nd-3rd rounds ... but I would be shocked if Paige won rd 1 against Bec.

 

[Eater of Souls]

All that said, Paige does not belong in the Top 10, and there are enough girls that are far more skilled than Paige to accurately fill out the bottom of the Top 10.

And we all know why PVZ has been promoted so heavily. Far more to do with marketability and the UFC demographic than anything resembling actual skill.

 

[chaoticmayhem]

PVZ cares more about being a celebrity than fighting. Bec has been in the gym training and improving. Paige has been dancing with the stars. Bec is going to out strike her and maul her.

 

[MMAFan232]

Bope. PVZ gots this one

 

[rapha1985]

Going with Paige in this one.

 

[mikehunt]

Because Bec is the Anthony Johnson of wmma?

 

[Eater of Souls]

I actually dislike them both for different reasons, but I am going to go with Bec, because the false hype around PVZ really irritates me. She should not be top-ten ranked, having only a single fringe top ten win, then a victory over someone who was ranked #15, I believe, then a loss.

 

[mikehunt]

Page is going to win decisively.

 

[cumafish]

Bec is on par with Angela Magana, so no PVZ isn't overmatched in this one.

 

[NinjaNiK]

And we all know why PVZ has been promoted so heavily. Far more to do with marketability and the UFC demographic than anything resembling actual skill.

What annoys me is that the UFC can successfully market Paige without painting this false image of her skill level as a fighter. I think those that want to watch Paige fight would still want to do so even if she was ranked outside of the Top 15, or at the very bottom of it where she belongs skill wise.

I would like to root for Paige because I was impressed by a toughness that I didn't think she had in her. She has the heart of a real fighter, and I respect her for that at least.

 

[Eater of Souls]

What annoys me is that the UFC can successfully market Paige without painting this false image of her skill level as a fighter. I think those that want to watch Paige fight would still want to do so even if she was ranked outside of the Top 15, or at the very bottom of it where she belongs skill wise.

I would like to root for Paige because I was impressed by a toughness that I didn't think she had in her. She has the heart of a real fighter, and I respect her for that at least.

Yeah, I absolutely could not stand her until her fight with Rose. She was over-matched from the start, but showed incredible fortitude, and lost gracefully. The UFC screws that up for us by their over-the-top hype of the "scrappy little cheerleader" sort of shit. If I was a woman, that would really piss me off.

 

[Matt "Pitbull" Martin]

Honestly I am impressed by Paige's toughness but she isn't as amazing as the UFC Hype Machine make her out to be, She always talks about "shining" and "always knowing she would be the limelight' she doesn't seem like a pure fighter who wants to go in there and demolish anybody.

I think she likes the attention, because in her head she "deserves" it. In her head she is absoluty a star. A real fighter would of said F that DWTS bullshit and would of stayed and trained her ass off. If she truly wanted to be a champion she should go to an actual camp that has good coaches. That way she could reach her full Potential.

On the other hand Bec just bothers me and isn't that impressive, but I feel like she wants it more

My dick says PVZ and my head says Bec for the win.

 

[torval]

if paige can't beat bec she doesn't deserve to be here. sure it's possible she'll have a whacked-out reason and lose (slip and fall, break a toe, stop by cut) but she should win this or go down to invicta.

 

[DaGenius]

I feel like this is set up for her to win. It's a pretty by fight for her as well so let's see what happens

 

[Cry0Therapy737]

after seeing pages gash and that ross guy put a pounding on her. id watch her take poundings all day. all puns intended

I'd also like to see Paige get pounded.