Signings/Scouting WMMA Discussion #29

[PurpleStorm]

[MMA] UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Main Card – ESPN+ – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT
Cory McKenna vs. Julia Polastri
Preliminary Card – ESPN+ – 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT

Picking McKenna even though she's a slight underdog because she has already had a few fights in the UFC.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Horrendous pick this week. During announcements it was obvious Polastri is stronger and has longer reach. In the first minute McKenna awkwardly dove in for an ill-timed takedown attempt and proceeded to get schooled in the clinch. I had it 30-27 Polastri and could see maybe 29-28. Sal D'amato bizarrely had it 29-28 Mckenna.

 

[leto1776]

Invicta and UFC veteran Mallory Martin pulled off an upset yesterday, avenging an earlier loss to Katharina Dalisda and capturing the Oktagon strawweight title, in front of a record breaking attendance in Germany. Martin did her homework, and trained to specifically counter Dalisda’s game well:


Picked up a bonus, too:

 

[Dn10]

Cory McKenna cut from the UFC.

Also, what happened to r/WMMA

 

[werepig]

Cory McKenna cut from the UFC.

Also, what happened to r/WMMA

r/WMMA dead. am half tempted to sign up as a mod but I can't be arsed. plus, r/MMA isn't too bad, the ratio of misogynists is about the same there as it is here

 

[Xuh]

Tonight's Cantender Series features a bout between Julieta "The Ninja Ferret" Martinez and Leslie "Dora the Destroyer" Hernandez.

Is this the best nickname battle in UFC history?

 

[Eater of Souls]

Tonight's Cantender Series features a bout between Julieta "The Ninja Ferret" Martinez and Leslie "Dora the Destroyer" Hernandez.

Is this the best nickname battle in UFC history?

Well, Ninja ferret is cool but not sold on the Destroyer. Who was it that was nick-named Mantis Shrimp?

 

[Necrocrawler]

Well, Ninja ferret is cool but not sold on the Destroyer. Who was it that was nick-named Mantis Shrimp?

Emily "The Mantis Shrimp" Corso

Btw, what happened to her? She seemed to have a bright future.

 

[leto1776]

Tonight's Cantender Series features a bout between Julieta "The Ninja Ferret" Martinez and Leslie "Dora the Destroyer" Hernandez.

Is this the best nickname battle in UFC history?

Cheering for the Argentinian, after Hernandez beat Jade Jorand in an LFA special. From now on, I cheer against every LFA fighter that gets to DWCS.

 

[Eater of Souls]

Emily "The Mantis Shrimp" Corso

Btw, what happened to her? She seemed to have a bright future.

OS Engineer. She quite possibly decided that was a better paying and less brutal lifestyle.

She is still active in quite a few things:

Press — Emily Corso

Recent press about Emily Corso

www.emilykcorso.com

 

[Dn10]

Dana said an atom weight division could be a possibility if they keep getting Asian and Latin american talent.

 

[Rizz]

Dana said an atom weight division could be a possibility if they keep getting Asian and Latin american talent.

I was just about to ask if this is true or not. Saw it on my IG Story timeline. After I kick MMA for good they try to pull me back in.

 

[Xuh]

Dana said an atom weight division could be a possibility if they keep getting Asian and Latin american talent.

He knows the sport is lost without Carla and wants to find a way to tempt her back

 

[Eater of Souls]

Dana said an atom weight division could be a possibility if they keep getting Asian and Latin american talent.

Hope so but will believe it when I see it.

 

[leto1776]

A couple regional title bouts that stand out this weekend:
Texas based Peak fighting has a flyweight championship between Alexa Connors and their current BW champ, Natalya Speece, who’s moving back down to her preferred weight class

Alexa Conners vs. Natalya Speece, Peak Fighting 39 | MMA Bout | Tapology

Conners vs. Speece at Peak Fighting 39 on Tapology. View Conners vs. Speece fight video, highlights, news, Twitter updates, and fight results.

www.tapology.com

Korean Jung Yoon Choi, the current Double G bantamweight champ, is going to Brazil and fighting outside of Asia for the first time as she takes on Layze Cerqueira for the vacant Jungle Fight bantamweight title. Layze looks like she bounces back and forth between fly and bantam. Choi seems to have trouble getting mean in the cage, pulling the trigger. I’ll go with Layse, but rooting for Choi. I had a feeling when she got the Double G belt she’d get more oppurtunities like this.

Layze Cerqueira vs. Jung Yoon Choi, Jungle Fight 131 | MMA Bout | Tapology

Cerqueira vs. Choi at Jungle Fight 131 on Tapology. View Cerqueira vs. Choi fight video, highlights, news, Twitter updates, and fight results.

www.tapology.com

 

[Xuh]

Korean Jung Yoon Choi, the current Double G bantamweight champ, is going to Brazil and fighting outside of Asia for the first time as she takes on Layze Cerqueira

She's much less of a challenge than her sister Hardworkyn Cerqueira

 

[PurpleStorm]

Friday October 18, 2024

[MUAY THAI/MMA] ONE Friday Fights 83 Bangkok, Thailand
Main Card – YouTube – 8:30am ET / 5:30am PT
Mariane Mariano vs. Norika Ryu – MMA
[MMA] Supreme Fight Night 7: SFN07Chiapas, Mexico
Main Card – YouTube – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT
Karla Torres vs. Giuliana Cosnard
Ana Guerrero vs. Yaneth Vidal
Estela Gutierrez vs. Stefania Mendoza

[MMA] LFA 194: Magomedov vs. Leyva Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT
GiGi Canuto vs. Ershirley Kessy
Beatriz Mesquita vs. Shannel Butler
Preliminary Card – YouTube – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

[MUAY THAI] Fairtex Fight Thailand
Main Card – YouTube – 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT

Saturday October 19

[MMA] PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Main Card – iPPV (ESPN+) / iPPV (DAZN) – 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT
Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco
Preliminary Card – ESPN+ – 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT

[MMA] BRAVE CF 89 Tenerife, Spain
Main Card – YouTube – 3:00pm ET / 12:00am PT
Andrea Meneses Garcia vs. Adriana Fusini

[MMA] UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Main Card – ESPN+ – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT
Preliminary Card – ESPN+ – 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT
Joselyne Edwards vs. Tamires Vidal
Jessica Penne vs. Elise Reed
Alice Ardelean vs. Melissa Martinez

Sunday October 20

[KICKBOXING] RISE 182 Tokyo, Japan
Main Card – ABEMA TV – 4:15am ET / 1:15am PT
Arina Kobayashi vs. Bo Kyung Byun
Yuya vs. Hirokatsu Miyagi
Nanaka Honda vs. Yura

more: https://grabakahitman.com/

 

[leto1776]

A couple regional title bouts that stand out this weekend:
Texas based Peak fighting has a flyweight championship between Alexa Connors and their current BW champ, Natalya Speece, who’s moving back down to her preferred weight class

Alexa Conners vs. Natalya Speece, Peak Fighting 39 | MMA Bout | Tapology

Conners vs. Speece at Peak Fighting 39 on Tapology. View Conners vs. Speece fight video, highlights, news, Twitter updates, and fight results.

www.tapology.com

Korean Jung Yoon Choi, the current Double G bantamweight champ, is going to Brazil and fighting outside of Asia for the first time as she takes on Layze Cerqueira for the vacant Jungle Fight bantamweight title. Layze looks like she bounces back and forth between fly and bantam. Choi seems to have trouble getting mean in the cage, pulling the trigger. I’ll go with Layse, but rooting for Choi. I had a feeling when she got the Double G belt she’d get more oppurtunities like this.

Layze Cerqueira vs. Jung Yoon Choi, Jungle Fight 131 | MMA Bout | Tapology

Cerqueira vs. Choi at Jungle Fight 131 on Tapology. View Cerqueira vs. Choi fight video, highlights, news, Twitter updates, and fight results.

www.tapology.com

Technically after the weekend, on Tuesday for some reason, UAE Warriors has Valentina Escobar vs Jacinta Austin for the vacant strawweight championship. Escobar is undefeated at 6-0, while Austin is one of the best fighters out of Australia

Jacinta Austin vs. Valentina Escobar, UAE Warriors 55 | MMA Bout | Tapology

Austin vs. Escobar at UAE Warriors 55 on Tapology. View Austin vs. Escobar fight video, highlights, news, Twitter updates, and fight results.

www.tapology.com

 

[Xuh]

Fact o' the day:
When Mely 'Super Mely' Mellywelly last won a fight she was 22 years old. She's now 27.

Spoiler

 

[werepig]

picks:
- super mely 2.0
- jessica, if she doesn't resort to pulling guard...
- joselyne by tiddy ko? surely it can't happen twice to tamires

nice of ufc to schedule all the women's fights in a row so the haters can all fuck off for one long piss break