UFC 237 Preview & Predictions
Main Event: Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade My first instinct about this fight is that Rose is going to get mauled. However, I figure I have to go deeper than that especially with this being my first post and all, so I went over and watched Andrade's last loss and in my opinion the most relevant one for this fight - her shot against Joanna. After that my sentiment subtly changed - now I think she can ONLY win by mauling her. Rose is not as strong as Joanna, but she showed in their two fights to have as good if not better speed, footwork and boxing. The only problem with using the Joanna fight as an example is that it was kind of an old fight and happened already two years ago. Two years is a long time in a fighter's career, especially one as young as Andrade, who is only 27 now and should be entering her prime. So I turned my attention next to the free fight on Youtube that is much more recent - her KO against Karolina. It was completely different fight. Where...