UFC flyweight prospect Erin Blanchfield continued her winning ways with an impressive finish of JJ Aldrich at UFC Vegas 56. It wasn’t an easy fight for Blanchfield against the veteran Aldrich to kick off the UFC Vegas 56 action. Aldrich had her way with her striking early on before Blanchfield got a hold of her…
UFC flyweight prospect Erin Blanchfield continued her winning ways with an impressive finish of JJ Aldrich at UFC Vegas 56.
It wasn’t an easy fight for Blanchfield against the veteran Aldrich to kick off the UFC Vegas 56 action. Aldrich had her way with her striking early on before Blanchfield got a hold of her neck and secured a nasty standing guillotine choke in Round 2.
Blanchfield has won three straight to begin her UFC tenure following wins in Invicta FC and Cage Fury.
After Blanchfield’s submission, MMA Twitter had a lot to say about the performance.
Blanchfield is LEGIT folks!
She was well behind there, but found the finish — took advantage of the opportunity and got the tap with a gnarly high-elbow guillotine. Lovely work. #UFCVegas56
Blanchfield called for the winner of the upcoming Jessica Eye/Maycee Barber matchup for her next UFC test. If her latest performance is any indication, she could be a problem for the flyweight division for years to come.
UFC Vegas 56 is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
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Erin Blanchfield has shared details of the “misunderstanding” with USADA that resulted in her receiving a public warning from the UFC’s anti-doping partner. The 23-year-old recently spoke to the New York Post in the lead-up to her fight with JJ Aldrich on June 4. When asked about the warning she received from USADA for failing…
Erin Blanchfield has shared details of the “misunderstanding” with USADA that resulted in her receiving a public warning from the UFC’s anti-doping partner.
The 23-year-old recently spoketo the New York Post in the lead-up to her fight with JJ Aldrich on June 4. When asked about the warning she received from USADA for failing to get a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for a prescription skin cream, Blanchfield was candid about the mix-up.
“That was a little misunderstanding on my part,” Blanchfield said. “I went to a dermatologist because I was having some acne problems, and she prescribed me a cream. And I know that I’m supposed to, as a UFC fighter, you’re tested by USADA, and you’re supposed to look up everything or ask them anything you ingest or put on your skin, but I didn’t think anything of it because it’s just an acne cream.
“So I’ve used acne creams in the past, but this was a prescription one [spironolactone]. And the substance in it is technically an illegal diuretic, but I had a prescription from the doctor and I was just using it, like, topical for acne.”
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The issue was quickly resolved once Blanchfield explained the situation to USADA, and she was issued a TUE allowing her to use the cream. While it luckily won’t affect her upcoming fight on June 4, she was handed a public warning from USADA for failing to properly inform them of the prescription beforehand.
“It’s Definitely A Good Lesson”
At 23 years old, Blanchfield is one of the youngest fighters on the UFC roster. She’s already 2-0 in the organization, but she knows that this mix-up with USADA is a valuable lesson for the future.
“You should definitely look up anything you’re ingesting or putting on your skin, like every single thing. Let them know. Get any TUEs you need if it’s something really need. It’s definitely a good lesson. I’m thankful that [there are] no suspensions or anything.”
“Cold Blooded” made her pro MMA debut at 18-years old for Cage Fury FC in 2018. The flyweight fighter joined the UFC in 2021 and picked up unanimous decisions over Sarah Alpar and Miranda Maverick to bring her overall record to 8-1.
Blanchfield is set to face veteran JJ Aldrich at a UFC Fight Night headlined by heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik on June 4.
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UFC Tampa is set to go down on Oct. 12 and two bouts have been added to the card. In the welterweight division, Max Griffin will take on Alex Morono while in the flyweight division, JJ Aldrich takes on Lauren Mueller. MMA Junkie was first to report Griffin-Morono while the Tampa Bay Times reported Aldrich-Mueller. […]
UFC Tampa is set to go down on Oct. 12 and two bouts have been added to the card. In the welterweight division, Max Griffin will take on Alex Morono while in the flyweight division, JJ Aldrich takes on Lauren Mueller.
Max Griffin snapped his two-fight losing streak last time out at UFC 236. There, he beat Zelim Imadaev by decision. Before that, he lost a controversial decision loss to Thiago Alves in February and lost to Curtis Millender at UFC 226. The 33-year-old is 3-4 inside the Octagon with wins over Mike Perry, and Erick Montano while he also lost to Colby Covington and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.
Alex Morono, meanwhile, is 16-5 and one no-contest is riding a two-fight winning streak. He last fought back in March where he TKO’d Zak Ottow. Before that, he beat Kenan Song by decision. He is 5-2 and one no-contest in the UFC.
Her opponent, Lauren Mueller, is 5-2 and on a two-fight losing streak. She most recently lost to Poliana Botelho at UFC 236 and before that lost to Yanan Wu by submission. The 27-year-old has one win in the UFC over Shana Dobson and earned her shot in the Las Vegas-based promotion by beating Kelly McGill-Velasco on the Contender Series.
The UFC Nashville main card will kick off when “The Future” Maycee Barber meets JJ Aldrich in a featured flyweight contest. As always, LowkickMMA will have you covered with all the results from UFC on ESPN+ 6 as they happen. Barber (6-0) will be fighting for the first time in her new weight class of […]
The UFC Nashville main card will kick off when “The Future” Maycee Barber meets JJ Aldrich in a featured flyweight contest.
As always, LowkickMMA will have you covered with all the results from UFC on ESPN+ 6 as they happen.
Barber (6-0) will be fighting for the first time in her new weight class of 125 pounds on Saturday night. The 20-year-old phenom most recently defeated Hannah Cifers at UFC Denver last November. As for Aldrich (7-2). She has won five of her last six fights, with her most recent victory coming against Polyana Viana at UFC 227.
Round One
Aldrich quickly takes the center of the cage and presses the action. She lands a straight right hand that floors Barber. Barber gets back to her feet but looks shaky. Aldrich lands another left hand but Barber seems to have regained her wits. Barber finds her offense as she lands a hard leg kick. She throws another leg kick but eats a right hand from Aldrich. Barber continues to work the leg kicks but Aldrich is landing a counter punch for every leg kick. Both women flurry but neither landing anything significant. Aldrich lands another jab. Barber throws a head kick that misses. Barber misses a combo and eats a right from Aldrich that drops the 20-year-old. Barber gets back to her feet and eats an elbow. The round ends.
Round Two
The women meet in the center of the Octagon to start round two. Aldrich presses forward as Barber lands a body kick. She fires a left-hand cross that lands straight down the pipe. Barber throws a looping left and tries to get int he clinch. Aldrich avoids and continues to press forward and land. Barber lands a nice left hand, she follows it up with a hook. She begins to move forward but Aldrich pumps the jab to shut it down. Aldrich lands a couple of elbows that cause the fighters to break. Barber cracks Aldrich with a left hand. Aldrich is hurt. She stumbles back as Barber closes in for the kill. She backed up and unloads a combo that sends the referee in to stop the fight. Perhaps a bit early.
Maycee Barber defeats JJ Aldrich via TKO (punches) at 3:01 of round two
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