Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Syuri Kondo vs Chinmi Jeon

Here's the match video of Syuri Kondo vs Chinmi Jeon from last night's UFC show in Japan. Syuri has been a pro wrestler for ten years. She was also a kickboxing champ in Krush. In 2016, she got into MMA for PANCRASE. After going 5-0 and winning the Queen of PANCRASE Championship, she signed with the UFC. Syuri is a very polished and disciplined fighter. She is mainly a striker but is also good in the clinch. She trains at the Tokyo branch of the Dutch gym Vos. Chinmi was brought in as a late replacement in June. At 20 years old, she's the youngest fighter on the UFC roster. Her inexperience showed in her loss to JJ Aldrich. She seemed befuddled at times. Would she improve with a full camp? The story of this fight was Syuri pressed forward and kept the pressure on. And instead of fighting back, Chinmi kept backing up. She can't win fights that way. Syuri chased her for most of the fight. So I scored the fight 30-27 for Syuri. One of the judges scored it 29-28 for Chinmi. I don't know what he was watching but Syuri won by split decision. I'd like to see Syuri against a ranked fighter. It will give a better idea of how good she is. I understand Syuri will still do pro wrestling. She did that while working for PANCRASE and it's in her UFC contract. She told Tokyo Sports that she wants to wrestle Asuka in the WWE. They've been good friends for several years. Syuri taught Asuka dance moves as Syuri was a dancer before she got into pro wrestling. Enjoy the video!