Here's the match video of J.J. Aldrich vs Gillian Robertson from Saturday's UFC show in Las Vegas. This fight is at Flyweight. J.J. is a striker with very little power. She can win fights only if she keeps an opponent out of range. She trains with Trevor Wittman at Elevation in Denver. Gillian is a wrestler who can win fights if she can close the distance and score takedowns. But her striking isn't good enough to transition to the ground unless her opponent is an idiot. She was born in Niagara Falls, ON. but she grew up in Florida. She has trained with Din Thomas for years, first at ATT and then after he left ATT. Say what you want about J.J.'s fighting style. But she's well trained and is not an idiot. So that's the story of this fight. J.J. works from a distance. And Gillian is reluctant to close the distance though she needs to do that to win the fight. One would think Gillian would have worked on this with Thomas. But you wouldn't know it watching this fight. So J.J. won easily by unanimous decision. It doesn't make me think J.J. can beat better fighters. She uses the same strategy in all her fights. She loses when it doesn't work. So it was a terrible fight and Gillian gave an awful performance. Check out the video for yourself.
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