Yesterday the UFC confirmed that UFC on ESPN 9 will be June 27 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX. Two women's Flyweight matches have been announced for this show Jennifer Maia will face Viviane Araujo and Alexa Grasso will face Ji Yeon Kim. Jennifer is 31 years old from Curitiba, Brazil. She trains at Chute Boxe. She's a former Invicta Flyweight Champion. Her record is 17-6-1 and 2-2 in the UFC. She's a boxer and a very ineffective MMA fighter. If she had beaten Katlyn Chookagian in her last fight, she would have got a title shot. Viviane is 33 years old from Brazil. Her record is 8-2 and 2-1 in the UFC. She's a former Queen of Pancrase as a Strawweight. I will be interested to see how she bounces back after losing her last fight to Jessica Eye. I think she is undersized at Flyweight. Alexa is 26 years old from Mexico. She trains at he father's gym Lobo. Her record is 11-3 and 3-3 in the UFC. After missing weight at Strawweight twice, she is moving up to Flyweight. I think she's undersized at Flyweight. And she's a one dimensional points fighter. What she has going for her is her looks and she's a big deal at home. The UFC would love to see her emerge as a contender because she's money in Mexico. I just don't see it. Ji is 30 years old from Korea. Her record is 9-2-2 and 3-2 in the UFC. Like many Korean fighters, she's a kickboxer who got into MMA in Japan. She started out in the UFC as a Bantamweight. I like her in this fight as she has a significant size advantage. I'd like her to be busier than she has been in some of her fights. Alexa is a popular fighter but I would favor Ji.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Two women's fights added to June 27 UFC show
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