Here's the match video of Manon Fiorot vs Katlyn Chookagian from yesterday's UFC show in Abu Dhabi. This fight is at Flyweight. Manon was supposed to fight Jessica Andrade in Paris but she hurt her knee and the fight was rescheduled. That fight would have had fireworks. But instead we got Katlyn and she does that keep away style trying to avoid damage. The way she wins fights is she fools judges by throwing a lot of punches. Of course most of them miss but it's designed by her coach Mark Henry to fool judges. Manon is from Nice, France. Her coach is Alric Cassata. Normally Manon is very aggressive and likes to finish. But considering that her knee could still be bothering her and Katlyn's fight style, I'm disappointed but not surprised that Cassata changed Manon's game plan. The first round was close as Manon was patient and knew it would take time to get her range. I thought Manon landed harder punches so I scored the round 10-9 for Manon. But I was not surprised the judges scored it for Katlyn. In the other two rounds, Manon figured things out and was able to neutralize Katlyn. So I scored both rounds 10-9 for Manon and so did the judges. So all three judges scored it 29-28 for Manon. Like most of Katlyn's fights, it was boring. But that's how she wins fights. So Manon did a good job in winning because it could have gone the other way. Should Manon get a title shot? Keep in mind that Jessica Andrade is fighting soon. I will reserve judgement until then. Enjoy the video!
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