Tracy Cortez’s coach, Jameson White, expects huge issues from his fighter at UFC 322.
After working her means up the flyweight rankings for the final six years, Cortez may launch herself into the division’s coveted high 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 powerful bounce-back victory over Viviane Araujo at UFC 317. White expects her to look even higher at Madison Sq. Backyard on Saturday evening.
“Tracy’s in nice form proper now, so we’re selecting particular photographs that we would like her to work on along with her putting,” White stated on episode one in all UFC 322 Embedded. “I like this struggle. Blanchfield, she’s powerful. She’s gangster. She involves struggle and so does Tracy.
“Tracy’s been enhancing quite a bit and she or he’s actually doubled down with the work on this camp. So I’m undoubtedly excited to see what she brings. I do know it’s going to be a struggle. I do know this struggle goes to be very difficult.”
Blanchfield undoubtedly has a title shot on her thoughts after scoring an enormous win over former two-time strawweight queen ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas in November 2024.
Returning to the cage a yr later, ‘Chilly Blooded’ might have just one extra check earlier than that chance arises, however she’ll should be on her A-game if she hopes handy Cortez simply her second profession loss contained in the Octagon.
