Why is Valentina pursuing a grappling match with Maia?

[Cazador Diurno]

I'd tap both of these soccer moms 2 on 1

I tap out male purple belts all the time and am competitive with most browns

Hey everyone, a friendless human being! Come give him atention cause no one cares about him

 

[azhiker]

Thanks guys for making me feel even better that I did not pay to watch this.

 

[6 Foot Manlet]

to be fair to Shev -- she fucked Maia's face up. but yeah she looked weak tonight, which is VERY rare for her at 125. I wonder if she was sick or something?

She mentioned in the interview after the fight that she had surgery on her mcl in the knee and she was happy she got to go five rounds to prove to herself she was 100% healthy. She may have come out out a little more gun shy then normal due to that injury as knees are something that just as much mental as physical when coming back from an injury.

 

[MMAALLDAYBAYBAY]

She is not the assassin killer they play her up as, that's why she is laying and praying

It's easy to KO the Jessica Eye's of the world

Yup, so "easy" that not a single fighter (aside from Valentina) has KOed Jessica Eye, or even stopped her via strikes, in her entire 24 fight career...

 

[Granite Wall]

That dance is awesome!

Eh, not so bad in the first gif.

 

[MMAart]

Hope she loses so we don't have to see that silly dance.

That dance is awesome!

 

[Rawplier]

Jones could have grappled with Reyes. Khabib could have boxed with Conor. One tested the other's strength while one went with their own strength.

Is it khabib's fault no one is a match in wrestling skill? In time, someone will match Anderson and beat him.

 

[HHJ]

What's the deal with her gameplan tonight?

Instead of forcing Maia to take her down, she's going after Maia in a grappling exchange instead of standing up with her.
She's playing into her opponent's strengths.

Dumb game plan folks!

Can you imagine Anderson Silva avoiding the stand up exchange and trying to wrestle his opponents?

Anderson silva wouldnt do it cos he cant wrestle worth a damn. Val can,and she feels the top position was the right move,and it fucking was. 4 rounds to 1

shut up!

SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Move out the way!

 

[HHJ]

 

[HHJ]

"what??? o YEA"

 

[HHJ]

That dance is awesome!

Blessed Art thou

 

[azhiker]

Least path of resistance. Fear. The commentators need to stfu in regards to assassin.

 

[HHJ]

My guess is that she wants to be first on the grappling exchanges. If Valentina only tries to strike, she has to be worried about potential takedowns from Maia.

She felt like in the clinch this chick was stronger,so she figured shed take it down,get on top,and she wont have a hope of winning

 

[HHJ]

How exactly is enjoying wmma being a simp?? Is that just the term for aomeone who enjoys anything relating to women?

Simp is just one of those buzzwords like cuck,soyboy and all this kind of shit usually people who dont get laid say

 

[Iroh]

My guess is that she wants to be first on the grappling exchanges. If Valentina only tries to strike, she has to be worried about potential takedowns from Maia.

This.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Val sort of explained in the long post-fight interview. Said that after her mcl surgery, she wanted to test her cardio.

 

[Brom Bones]

Because she can. And she won the fight.

 

[Chael_Sonnen]

Valentina is nowhere near as good as people hyped her to be

She's not even top 500 p4p because she fights soccer moms and is actually struggling badly against one right now

Ban. You are incredibly stupid.

 

[HwoarangStyle]

how do you spend enough time on an mma site to get a silver belt and now you can't appreciate a champ getting challenged in a surprising way?

Yeah, what a challenge

 

[Eater of Souls]

Such a dumb plan she won with it.