Erin Blanchfield
Cold Blooded
USA
Set to take on Jasudavicius
Blanchfield will face Jasmine Jasudavicius in a flyweight bout at UFC 330 on August 15, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Blanchfield's last fight was against Tracy Cortez last November, which she won by submission. She now takes on Jasmine Jasudavicius, a very active fighter who has fought three times a year for the past two years. Blanchfield has sustained only one loss in her UFC career (8-1), and a victory in August could earn her a shot at the title.
Blanchfield's last fight was against Tracy Cortez last November, which she won by submission. She now takes on Jasmine Jasudavicius, a very active fighter who has fought three times a year for the past two years. Blanchfield has sustained only one loss in her UFC career (8-1), and a victory in August could earn her a shot at the title.
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Gets revenge on Tracy Cortez
Blanchfield defeated Tracy Cortez via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:44 of Round 2 at UFC 322 on Saturday in New York City.
ANALYSIS
Blanchfield stated before the fight that her plan was to tire Cortez out on the feet early on before getting her grappling game going. That's more or less how it played out. Erin dropped Round 1 on all three scorecards without attempting a single takedown. Cortez's cardio didn't appear to be an issue, but Blanchfield still kept her promise of dominating with her wrestling as the fight progressed. She landed 2-of-3 takedowns in Round 2, good for 2:43 worth of control time (and the rear-naked choke which put Cortez away for good). Now 8-1 in her first nine UFC fights, Erin is closing in on a title shot. The one thing potentially holding her back is the fact her lone setback came against another top contender, Manon Fiorot, in lopsided fashion in a main event in Atlantic City back in March 2024.
Blanchfield stated before the fight that her plan was to tire Cortez out on the feet early on before getting her grappling game going. That's more or less how it played out. Erin dropped Round 1 on all three scorecards without attempting a single takedown. Cortez's cardio didn't appear to be an issue, but Blanchfield still kept her promise of dominating with her wrestling as the fight progressed. She landed 2-of-3 takedowns in Round 2, good for 2:43 worth of control time (and the rear-naked choke which put Cortez away for good). Now 8-1 in her first nine UFC fights, Erin is closing in on a title shot. The one thing potentially holding her back is the fact her lone setback came against another top contender, Manon Fiorot, in lopsided fashion in a main event in Atlantic City back in March 2024.
Slated to face Cortez
Blanchfield will take on Tracy Cortez in a flyweight bout at UFC 322 on November 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Blanchfield is coming off a win over Rose Namajunas, which she collected via unanimous decision. Three straight Blanchfield fights have gone to decision, and all three have been unanimous, with Blanchfield winning two of three. Her UFC record sits at 7-4, and she'll look for win number eight against an opponent in Cortez who looks mightily dangerous in her first seven UFC bouts.
Blanchfield is coming off a win over Rose Namajunas, which she collected via unanimous decision. Three straight Blanchfield fights have gone to decision, and all three have been unanimous, with Blanchfield winning two of three. Her UFC record sits at 7-4, and she'll look for win number eight against an opponent in Cortez who looks mightily dangerous in her first seven UFC bouts.
Main event cancelled last minute
Blanchfield's main event fight with Maycee Barber on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas was cancelled after Barber was not medically cleared to compete.
ANALYSIS
The announcement was made as Barber was literally set to make the walk to the Octagon. She missed weight by half a pound on Friday morning, although it's unclear if the cancellation is a result of that. Blanchfield said in an interview with ESPN's Megan Olivi afterwards that she will not entertain Barber as an opponent moving forward.
The announcement was made as Barber was literally set to make the walk to the Octagon. She missed weight by half a pound on Friday morning, although it's unclear if the cancellation is a result of that. Blanchfield said in an interview with ESPN's Megan Olivi afterwards that she will not entertain Barber as an opponent moving forward.
Catchweight against Barber
Blanchfield is scheduled to compete against Maycee Barber in a catchweight fight at UFC Vegas 107 on Saturday, per Mike Heck of MMA Fighting.
ANALYSIS
Barber missed the flyweight weight limit by half a pound. Thus, Blanchfield will get 20 percent of Barber's purse. Blanchfield will look for another strong win after outlasting former UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas in November of last year.
Barber missed the flyweight weight limit by half a pound. Thus, Blanchfield will get 20 percent of Barber's purse. Blanchfield will look for another strong win after outlasting former UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas in November of last year.
Scheduled for Barber
Blanchfield is scheduled to compete against Maycee Barber in a flyweight fight at UFC Vegas 107 on May 31, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Blanchfield will look to begin her 2025 fight campaign the same way she ended her 2024, with a rebound effort that gets her closer to title contention. For her last fight, Blanchfield outlasted former UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas in Edmonton.
Blanchfield will look to begin her 2025 fight campaign the same way she ended her 2024, with a rebound effort that gets her closer to title contention. For her last fight, Blanchfield outlasted former UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas in Edmonton.