On March 6, Beijing time, the UFC will reignite the war, and the headline main match of the day is the "UFC first fierce man" Masvedal against Covington. Both are known for their verbal efforts, and they are even more contentious in the pre-match press conference. UFC President Bai Dana was also quite cautious, and in the first confrontation between the two, he arranged four security guards to wait.
Yesterday, both Masvedar and Covington were successfully weighed. In the second confrontation, Bai Dana separated the two from the beginning for the sake of safety, and the tense scene atmosphere attracted the attention of many martial fans. Looking forward to tomorrow's two-man match more passionate than the press conference.
Chinese power Yan Xiaonan will fight again in the UFC, and the pre-match weighing has been successfully passed. As the first female athlete in China to sign a UFC, Yan Xiaonan did not live up to the expectations of martial arts fans, and in 2020, yan Xiaonan successfully entered the top of the UFC rankings with the defeat of Gadha.
Although Yan Xiaonan lost to "Cookie" Espaza in 2021 and failed to get the right to challenge the championship, Yan Xiaonan also said after the game that losing is losing, there is no excuse, and she also said in an interview that she learned a lot from that game. However, despite losing the game, she is still ranked 4th in the women's grassweight (52 kg) rankings and 11th in the women's P4P rankings. And after the defeat in the last game, the UFC did not arrange for Yan Xiaonan to be a boxer with a lower list, but Rodriguez, who ranked third.
In order to prepare for this game, Yan Xiaonan has been staying in the United States for training. In the pre-match interview, Yan Xiaonan also revealed that he trained for 5 months in Song Yadong's alpha team, and even the Spring Festival was still in preparation training. For Rodriguez, Yan Xiaonan also said that although the other party is a standing master, he will still compete with Rodriguez in standing.
I believe that there are also many heroes who are not very familiar with Rodriguez, the 34-year-old Brazilian boxer signed with the UFC through the White Dana Challenge in 2018, with a professional record of 18 wins, 15 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, and the only game lost was the 2020 divergence judgment to lose to Espazar. But after this battle, Rodriguez has been soaring, winning three consecutive victories in 2021.
Rodriguez is currently ranked 3rd in the UFC Women's Grassweight And 9th in the Women's P4P Chart. Rodriguez, who came from Muay Thai, has a strong style of play, which is in stark contrast to Yan Xiaonan, who is born in Sanda and is good at winning with speed. Rodriguez has also had very few careers, with even fewer statistics of 0.22 down opponents per 15 minutes than Yan Xiaonan, who is not good at wrestling.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that Yan Xiaonan and Rodriguez will most likely stage a stand-up battle, and it will be up to who is more technical. Previously, many Chinese boxers have made great progress in strength after training in boxing gyms in the United States, and this time it is also a battle for Yan Xiaonan to verify his achievements, not to mention that the Alpha team is also known for its standing skills.
If Yan Xiaonan can win this battle, she will most likely have a championship battle or a championship challenge battle in the next battle, can she seize the opportunity this time? Stay tuned this Sunday.