Here's the match video of Erin Blanchfield vs Taila Santos from today's UFC show in Singapore. I was up very early this morning. This fight is at Flyweight. These two were supposed to fight in February. But Taila's coaches couldn't get visas so Erin beat Jessica Andrade instead. Erin is 24 years old from Elmwood Park, NJ. She trains at Renzo Gracie in New York City. She is 5-0 in the UFC and she's very accomplished for a young fighter. Taila is 30 years old from Florianopolis, Brazil. She now has her own gym. She is 4-2 in the UFC. She lost to former champ Valentina Shevchenko by split decision. She was winning the fight but ran out of gas. I'm sure Erin and her coaches were aware of this and planned to tire her out. So Taila looked pretty good in round one and won the round 10-9. But then she got tired and Erin was able to take her down. And she outstruck Taila in round three. So Erin won the fight 29-28. Her strategy was what I expected. It remains to be seen what comes next. First we have Manon Fiorot vs Rose Namajunas next week. Then the rematch of Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko for the Flyweight title. Then we can determine the next challenger. Enjoy the video!
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