RIZIN held a press conference today to announce several fights including KING Reina vs Kaitlin Young on RIZIN 12 at Aichi-Dolphin Arena. This fight is at Welterweight. Reina is 21 years old with a 9-1 record. Because of her size, there isn't anyone for her to fight in Japan. And that's why I think she should move to the US. She would get better training and competition. Unfortunately she has a pro wrestling style king gimmick with a crown, robe and teddy bear that sells a lot of merchandise in Japan. Does she want to be a gimmick or a fighter? She has potential to be good but not as long as she remains in Japan. Promoters keep bringing in foreign opponents and most are awful. Reina won her last two fights over Korean kickboxers debuting in MMA. That's a waste of time and her talent. And though I know Kaitlin Young is popular, she's not really an MMA fighter anymore and she's a Bantamweight. Of course Kaitlin is from Minnesota. Her claim to fame is she won a Hook 'n' Shoot tournament in 2007 featuring a head kick KO of Miesha Tate. That got her fighting on TV in Elite XC and later in Invicta. After a 7-9-1 record, Kaitlin moved to Thailand and she has an 11-1 kickboxing record. She's always been a good kickboxer. She just wasn't a good MMA Fighter. And she hasn't fought MMA since 2014. If Reina takes Kaitlin down, she should be able to finish her especially with her size advantage. Reina also says with a Shoot Boxing match coming up, she's been practicing kickboxing a lot. Who is next to come out of the woodwork to face KING Reina?
Frank, I see on Twitter Kaitlin Young won by unanimous decision! I am so glad for her. Going to look up on YouTube some of her boxing videos. Thanks again for your thoughts. David.
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