News Wang Cong vs Gabriella Fernandes set for November 23rd
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damn only one letter off from the best name ever
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Wang is a warrior.
Never saw her fight, but I'm assuming based on her name.
Never saw her fight, but I'm assuming based on her name.
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Good step up for Wang Cong. Fernandes has had 3 very tough opponents so far.
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In her UFC debut she she knocked out her opponent in about a minute. She also has a win over Valentina Shevchenko in kickboxing.
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Dang! Fernandes is gonna get Wanged.
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She certainly will, but she's also a whole lot better than Leonardo and will likely last a lot longer than a minute.
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Wang Dong/Long?
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Gonna favor Cong here. While I'm not entirely sold on her just yet and I do think the UFC is trying to push her as "The Alex Pereira of WFLW", I do think she has some modicum of talent and more importantly Fernandes has done nothing whatsoever to impress me.
Gaby got badly dominated by Jasmine and Tereza in her first two bouts. Then in her last fight she barely managed to eek out a Split Decision against Carli Judice... the very same 3-1 Carli Judice who got handed a pity contract despite losing her appearance on Contender Series, mind you. And honestly there's a good argument for Fernandes losing that fight! I'm not sure what Fernandes does particularly well. She seems like a very dime-a-dozen Brazilian fighter. She has decent timing on the feet and isn't afraid of a bit of a scrap, but she is no great striker. A bit plodding, in all honesty. She's physically strong I guess, but nothing special. Her takedown entries are very basic and she doesn't have much of a top game. If she tries to stand with Wang Cong for any period of time, I think she's going to get beaten up and lose a one-sided Decision, maybe even TKO'd.
If Fernandes chooses to grapple -- which I imagine she will given Cong's pedigree and the fact that Wang is still untested in that area -- I think Gaby's chances improve but not by a ton. She is the one with the history of getting badly outgrappled (just look at her first two UFC fights) and even against Judice she struggled to take her down and hold her down for much of the bout, with Carli scoring some TDs of her own no less. Cong comes from a Sanda background, which unlike most kickboxing styles actually incorporates Judo & wrestling style takedowns into its curriculum and ruleset even if it doesn't include subsequent groundfighting. She also has just as many subs as Fernandes does on her record (two), albeit against questionable levels of competition.
The thing is, when Fernandes chose to grapple against Judice it clearly gassed her out very quickly and very badly. Even if she's able to take Cong down and win a round or two with control time, I suspect she'll look dead in the water by the time Round 3 rolls around... which is a dangerous prospect when you're standing in front of someone like Cong.
Gaby got badly dominated by Jasmine and Tereza in her first two bouts. Then in her last fight she barely managed to eek out a Split Decision against Carli Judice... the very same 3-1 Carli Judice who got handed a pity contract despite losing her appearance on Contender Series, mind you. And honestly there's a good argument for Fernandes losing that fight! I'm not sure what Fernandes does particularly well. She seems like a very dime-a-dozen Brazilian fighter. She has decent timing on the feet and isn't afraid of a bit of a scrap, but she is no great striker. A bit plodding, in all honesty. She's physically strong I guess, but nothing special. Her takedown entries are very basic and she doesn't have much of a top game. If she tries to stand with Wang Cong for any period of time, I think she's going to get beaten up and lose a one-sided Decision, maybe even TKO'd.
If Fernandes chooses to grapple -- which I imagine she will given Cong's pedigree and the fact that Wang is still untested in that area -- I think Gaby's chances improve but not by a ton. She is the one with the history of getting badly outgrappled (just look at her first two UFC fights) and even against Judice she struggled to take her down and hold her down for much of the bout, with Carli scoring some TDs of her own no less. Cong comes from a Sanda background, which unlike most kickboxing styles actually incorporates Judo & wrestling style takedowns into its curriculum and ruleset even if it doesn't include subsequent groundfighting. She also has just as many subs as Fernandes does on her record (two), albeit against questionable levels of competition.
The thing is, when Fernandes chose to grapple against Judice it clearly gassed her out very quickly and very badly. Even if she's able to take Cong down and win a round or two with control time, I suspect she'll look dead in the water by the time Round 3 rolls around... which is a dangerous prospect when you're standing in front of someone like Cong.
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Fernandez is brown or a black belt? Her takedowns aren't good. It's like a BJJ person trying to do Judo. She is sort of a head and arm person. Standup wise she is a flat footed MT person. I think the she might have some luck in the clinch.
I think this is a showcase fight for Wang. She has the Chinese hometown advantage in this fight. Wang has amateur boxing experience. She beat people with over hundred fights and won a medal in the world games while having under 10 boxing fights. Amateur boxing is not the same as MMA but at least we know she can brawl in the pocket. She is the standard Sanda fighter when you add kicks. It comes with advantages and weaknesses. Wang's footwork isn't good(she doesn't know how to cut people off) but I don't think Wang will have much issue finding Fernandez since she is a plodder. I don't think she is great in the clinch. There is a certain range where she prefers to fight at.
I think this is a showcase fight for Wang. She has the Chinese hometown advantage in this fight. Wang has amateur boxing experience. She beat people with over hundred fights and won a medal in the world games while having under 10 boxing fights. Amateur boxing is not the same as MMA but at least we know she can brawl in the pocket. She is the standard Sanda fighter when you add kicks. It comes with advantages and weaknesses. Wang's footwork isn't good(she doesn't know how to cut people off) but I don't think Wang will have much issue finding Fernandez since she is a plodder. I don't think she is great in the clinch. There is a certain range where she prefers to fight at.
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No... It's clearly Wang Congo... Or Swang Cong...
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What the fuck? So this girl beat Valentina, gets an impressive k.o and then goes against someone 1-2?
Give her a top 10-15 and let's see what happens. She semed to want all that smoke .
Give her a top 10-15 and let's see what happens. She semed to want all that smoke .
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It's her second fight in the UFC. It's in front of a Chinese crowd, they aren't looking to raise the level of competition as significantly as you'd like.
They could still fast track her to a title shot with 2-3 wins after this if they really wanted to & if she beats the right opposition. No problem with this matchmaking at all.
Good chance Shevchehko isn't even champion by the time Cong is ready anyways, time will tell.
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