After she settled into the UFC with decision wins in her first two fights, Erin Blanchfield got in the habit of making statements.
Her wins over Sarah Alpar and Miranda Maverick were nice, but back-to-back stoppages of JJ Aldrich and Molly McCann had gotten the attention of the women’s flyweight division by the time 2023 rolled around.
When Blanchfield took on a former strawweight champ in Jessica Andrade, she picked the perfect time to get her first UFC post-fight bonus. Her submission of the Brazilian 20 months ago remains her most impressive win yet.
Saturday, Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will try to get back in the win column after a March loss to Manon Fiorot – and she’ll have to do it against another ex-champ: Rose Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC). They fight in the co-feature at UFC Fight Night 246 (ESPN+) at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
But ahead of that women’s flyweight tilt, check out Blanchfield’s impressive finish of Andrade in the video above.
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