Tracy Cortez’s coach, Jameson White, expects large issues from his fighter at UFC 322.
After working her method up the flyweight rankings for the final six years, Cortez may launch herself into the division’s coveted prime 5. However to get there, she’ll should undergo one of many hardest names within the division, Erin Blanchfield.
The final time Cortez stepped contained in the Octagon, she earned a formidable bounce-back victory over Viviane Araujo at UFC 317. White expects her to look even higher at Madison Sq. Backyard on Saturday night time.
“Tracy’s in nice form proper now, so we’re selecting particular photographs that we would like her to work on together with her placing,” White stated on episode certainly one of UFC 322 Embedded. “I like this battle. Blanchfield, she’s powerful. She’s gangster. She involves battle and so does Tracy.
“Tracy’s been enhancing quite a bit and he or she’s actually doubled down with the work on this camp. So I’m positively excited to see what she brings. I do know it’s going to be a conflict. I do know this battle goes to be very difficult.”
Blanchfield undoubtedly has a title shot on her thoughts after scoring a giant win over former two-time strawweight queen ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas in November 2024.
Returning to the cage a 12 months later, ‘Chilly Blooded’ could have just one extra check earlier than that chance arises, however she’ll should be on her A-game if she hopes at hand Cortez simply her second profession loss contained in the Octagon.
