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Fighters react to Erin Blanchfield’s submission win over Jessica Andrade: “Made it look easy”

erin blanchfieldFighters react to UFC flyweight, Erin Blanchfield’s win over Jessica Andrade in the UFC Vegas 69 main event. Blanchfield, 23, earned the biggest win of her young career in impressive fashion last night – submitting former strawweight champion, Andrade, in the second round. While it was the American’s grappling skills that guided her to victory, […]

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Fighters react to UFC flyweight, Erin Blanchfield’s win over Jessica Andrade in the UFC Vegas 69 main event.

Blanchfield, 23, earned the biggest win of her young career in impressive fashion last night – submitting former strawweight champion, Andrade, in the second round.

While it was the American’s grappling skills that guided her to victory, Blanchfield held her own with Andrade on the feet.

Fighters react to Erin Blanchfield’s win

“Wow the girl isn’t the future she’s the now.” – Belal Muhammad

‘Dang, I guess Blanchfield gets winner at #UFC285 right?’ Angela Hill

‘I knew Erin was the real deal from back when we fought in InvictaFc . Had a feeling she’d pull it off in this fashion Would love to see Erin get that title shot next #UFCVegas69‘ – Kay Hanson

‘Not gonna cap, I slept on Blanchfield‘- Eryk Anders

‘Blanchfield took some big shots on the feet but showed she has a chin & toughness. Andrade looked a bit sloppy on the feet & out of her element on her back. Short notice fights ain’t easy. Erin had a big advantage on the ground & made it look easy when she got on top. RNC win.‘- Kenny Florian

‘ERIN BLANCHFIELD!! With the 2nd RD submission! #UFCVegas69‘- Aljamain Sterling

‘ERIN BLANCHFIELD IS THE REAL DEAL!!! If it goes to the canvas, it’s her world!!! WOWW!! Absolutely huge win for her tonight, and we have a new name in the mix at the top of the Flyweight division #UFCVegas69‘- Megan Anderson.

‘Erin is extremely talented, inside trip to the pass to back control. Just beautiful’– Jared Gordon

With the win, Blanchfield is expected to take on the winner of Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso which will take place next month as part of UFC 285.

Does Erin Blanchfield end the year as champion?

Erin Blanchfield Calls For Title Shot, MMA Twitter Reacts

Erin Blanchfield scored the biggest victory of her career when she submitted former champion Jéssica Andrade in the main event of UFC Fight Night 219 and promptly called for a flyweight title shot. “Cold Blooded” was originally supposed to meet former …

Erin Blanchfield scored the biggest victory of her career when she submitted former champion Jéssica Andrade in the main event of UFC Fight Night 219 and promptly called for a flyweight title shot. “Cold Blooded” was originally supposed to meet former flyweight title challenger Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night 219, but a short-notice change…

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Erin Blanchfield submits Jessica Andrade in round two via RNC – UFC Vegas 69 Highlights

Erin BlanchfieldOn Saturday night, No. 10 ranked women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield faced the toughest test of her career as she stepped into the Octagon with No. 3 ranked Jessica Andrade in the UFC Vegas 69 headliner. With serious UFC flyweight title implications at play, both women stepped into the cage intent on scoring a statement […]

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On Saturday night, No. 10 ranked women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield faced the toughest test of her career as she stepped into the Octagon with No. 3 ranked Jessica Andrade in the UFC Vegas 69 headliner. With serious UFC flyweight title implications at play, both women stepped into the cage intent on scoring a statement victory and putting themselves in pole position for a shot at 125-pound gold.

The opening round saw both win stand and trade with one another. Blanchfield held her own with the always dangerous Andrade who was able to stifle a couple of takedown attempts from Blanchfield in the early going. Blanchfield landed a big right hand and buckled Andrade, but the former strawweight champion was able to recover and defended yet another takedown attempt as the round came to a close.

Just over a minute into the second round, Blanchfield was able to land a takedown and quickly transitioned to Andrade’s back, cinching in a rear-naked choke that forced Andrade to tap out.

Official Result: Erin Blanchfield def. Jessica Andrade via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:37 of Round 2

Check Out Highlights from Jessica Andrade vs. Erin Blanchfield at UFC Vegas 69 Below:

Jéssica Andrade Hoping For Another Decade In The UFC

Jéssica Andrade is quickly closing in on ten years as a member of the UFC roster, but the Brazilian intends for that to only be the halfway mark of her time in the promotion. The 31-year-old is coming off one of the most dominant performances of her ca…

Jéssica Andrade is quickly closing in on ten years as a member of the UFC roster, but the Brazilian intends for that to only be the halfway mark of her time in the promotion. The 31-year-old is coming off one of the most dominant performances of her career when she battered Lauren Murphy for three…

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Jéssica Andrade: “No One” Wants To Fight Erin Blanchfield

Jéssica Andrade feels like her matchup with Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 219 is a fight that a lot of other flyweights are trying to avoid. The 31-year-old already kicked her year off with a dominant performance against Lauren Murphy on the main…

Jéssica Andrade feels like her matchup with Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 219 is a fight that a lot of other flyweights are trying to avoid. The 31-year-old already kicked her year off with a dominant performance against Lauren Murphy on the main card of UFC 283, but Andrade will be returning to the…

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Erin Blanchfield Names UFC Legend That Inspires Her

Erin Blanchfield is one of the UFC’s most promising young talents, and “Cold Blooded” recently shared which one of the promotion’s legends she always loved to watch. The 23-year-old was originally set to take on former flyweight title challenger …

Erin Blanchfield is one of the UFC’s most promising young talents, and “Cold Blooded” recently shared which one of the promotion’s legends she always loved to watch. The 23-year-old was originally set to take on former flyweight title challenger Taila Santos in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 219, but that fight was promoted…

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