Erin Blanchfield: Valentina Shevchenko’s Grappling Is ‘Very, Very Basic’ | The MMA Hour

Erin Blanchfield discusses her big win over Jessica Andrade at UFC Vegas 69 this past weekend, what fight could be next, if she will be UFC champion by the end of the year, and more.
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[@davidd7864]

If Valentina just keeps it standing against blanchfield, that’s a wrap. Nobody is out striking the 17 time world Muay Thai champ!

[@Willie-po1lf]

Valentina will break her arm in a arm bar or Crucifix her face if they go on the ground

[@guillermoshepperd1719]

Grasso.

[@BigSoldiermx]

@@guillermoshepperd1719She really didn't Remember Tatiana Suarez beat Grasso😭

[@5CRALREADY]

​@@guillermoshepperd1719 Grasso got lucky with one move was losing all rounds

[@MUISHAGGY572]

​@@5CRALREADYGrasso destroyed her in terms of striking on the second fight.

[@tristhekid]

Valentina’s striking is of the highest level hand her grappling is very very functional.

[@nikhayes3396]

You mean to say "and" instead of "hand"

[@RexxorDDG]

Bro Erin's boxing is not bad at all, I was surprised against Jessica

[@AyAngelchillfoo1315]

@@nikhayes3396bro it’s not that serious

[@stephenkennedy3145]

@@nikhayes3396 you are full of crap

[@mohammedkhaliq1475]

@@nikhayes3396relax, we don’t need Valentina’s family background and history. If Valentina can maintain her distance and control the range in addition to stuffing Erin’s early takedowns she will most likely win. If Erin can get an early takedown it will give her the best possibility to win. Otherwise Valentina is a much better striker with who is faster and able to utilize a greater variety of punches and kicks. Jessica is a decent fighter for that division but her striking is sloppy and wild, it’s not even close to Valentina’s.

[@edgarcastillo6914]

Same could be said about Erin’s stand up

[@usernamehere6061]

Good thing grappling trumps striking

[@luckytokin]

What about izzy dominating the MW division with only striking?

[@hamidhaider5102]

@luckytokin obviously you can find individual exceptions but he's right. In general wrestling and grappling trumps striking all other things being equal

[@lupomena]

@@usernamehere6061 lol acting as if Valentina don’t have elite grappling 😂

[@redeyexxx1841]

@@lupomena Exactly. Valentina had great grappling. Her takedown defense is just way too good! She literally ragdolled Andrade at will. Erin took many tries to finally get Andrade down. Pure strength of Val is better than Erin.

[@PeterMJ100]

It's amazing to me that people are doubting Valentina shevchenko! If she didn't have a close fight against Santos the narrative be different. Valentina is to fast, to smart and to well rounded. Bullet will beat all these girls period.

[@Darksagan]

They all talk greasy before they fight her and leave eating their own words. I think Erin will make it interesting though.

[@elias.v8081]

Santos couldn't even pull a submission finish on valentina she tried for 5 rounds, and that's all she did. Valentina isn't easy to pull a sub win. And now this tramp thinks she's better.

[@mrspiff6955]

MMA fans can’t think complex thoughts. To them, fighters are only as good as their last performance.

[@markdones6355]

Remember, this is MMA. Anybody can lose on any given day. Valentina and Amanda Nunes has losses on their record so if Valentina don't lose to Grasso, she certainly can lose to Erin Blanchfield. Besides, I wanted Erin to fight Maycee barber because I think might be some beef between those two.

[@enigma372]

@@mrspiff6955 so true

[@sachinchauhan5853]

But Valentina's wrestling is better than Erin. If Erin can't take her down then she has no grappling Erin couldn't take Andrade down for the full first round even Andrade wasn't 100% and Valentina took her down with relative ease.

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

Lol. Then what's your argument to when she got taken down multiple times by Santos? She had to resort to cheating because she knew she's losing.

[@imalifeformknownasmanuel3019]

@@Eyeofthetiger69 Now let us know how Val "Cheated"

[@welkometodaparty4821]

@@imalifeformknownasmanuel3019 the cage grabs that don’t get called

[@imalifeformknownasmanuel3019]

@@welkometodaparty4821 Oh what a disgrace huh? What a cheater! lol. Stop reaching. In the end Santos couldn't beat her.

[@FuryOfTyphon]

I'd put money that Valentina's watched all of Erins fights and is in the gym right now working her grappling to beat her with her own style..

[@enrique6391]

Lauren(black belt), Maia (black belt), peña(purple belt) thought the same and well we see what happened In Those fights.

[@thoughtsofalostoneofalosto2591]

What do you have to say about Santos?

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Pena actually did great against Nunes and submitted her but right about her looking like a white belt against Valentina. Black belts and the belts in general in MMA are extremely overrated anyway unless you're Oliveira...

[@enrique6391]

@@thoughtsofalostoneofalosto2591 she’s good at wrestling .

[@enrique6391]

@@alcottdevalte7440 I think she’s only saying this to sell cause no way she truly believe this. I think miesha beats Erin tbh

[@alcottdevalte7440]

@@enrique6391 Miesha is too old and way past her prime now. Not to mention too slow and sloppy. Blanchfield seems to have her momentum going on just the way Miesha once had back in the days.

[@elruben3679]

She forgets Valentina has better wresting then her and Val is a black belt in judo 😂

[@venice2823]

Erin's striking is extremely low level, for her to say anything about Valentina at this point is honestly ridiculous. No offence

[@kyleboogers123]

lets not forget valentina ragdolled andrade. blanchfield struggled to get her down, feel like valentina is stronger than she looks. oh and she subbed Pena who is a very good grappler!

[@Estroogen]

oh erin, you’re gonna talk yourself into an ass whooping like you stole something 😭 don’t let that santos fight fool you. on an off night she still won, imagine what she would do if she fights you 😂

[@snowbunny1088]

😂 That girl barely has had a scratch on her in her last 2 fights 😂 This girl is hungry AF she will get the job done but it’s gonna be a uphill battle 🥶🩸

[@worldview6218]

Bro Erin is legit grappler. Again, she handled Andrade and finished her even faster then Valentina did. I think Valentina would butcher just about anyone in a pure striking fight, even nunes I’d favor Valentina in, and she has functional grappling but she isn’t this world class elite grappler who can just smash anyone. That santos fight wasn’t just an off night, she had holes in her game exposed. The question is will Valentina now that she’s had those aspects of her game tested will she let it get to that point, idk, and it’s a big mountain to climb but y’all are out of your mind if you think Erin doesn’t have a chance because this girl is legit and a great grappler and a tough matchup for anyone. It isn’t like Valentina is out there one shot sleeping chicks like nunes does, and Erin’s stand up is effective as well even if Valentina is lightyears ahead of everyone there

[@gp873]

@@worldview6218 faster? They both finished her in the second round. Erin had a competitive first round with Andrade and Andrade started to land her power shorts towards the end of the first that were stoping Erin from advancing. Let alone, the strikes were very close when you look at the stats. Valentina never even let Andrade get off her offense what so ever. Just mauled from beginning to end

[@snowbunny1088]

Erin will ONLY win if she subs her , I see no other way ! Valentine HAS to KO Erin ! If it goes to decision Idgaf , valentina WILL remain champion! The strength of Valentina will cripple Erin but Erin’s ground game is elite !

[@aaron-ip8xw]

Erin is levels above Talia in grappling 😂 Talia controlled Valentina on the ground, what do you think Blanchfield will do? She will take Valentina down with ease, just depends if she can do it for 5 rds if she can’t finish her

[@JB-uu3oj]

Valentina is an absolute machine...she must not be taken lightly

[@BadselS]

She is old and can't adapt, she will get smashed

[@dixinbuttz44]

Thanks tips

[@kimborampage]

she lost her last fight

[@JB-uu3oj]

@@kimborampage Huh?

[@kimborampage]

@@JB-uu3oj got a gift decision

[@childofibiza1]

Will be curious to see the game plans for this title fight.

[@xKHA0Sx]

Although I still have Shevchenko winning, Erin certainly will be amongst the top half of the division for quite sometime. A fan of both!

[@jimb1899]

I like Erin but she should take a step back from the big comments. Her striking needs improving 100%, and she should not underestimate Shevchenko.

[@michaelanese]

good luck to her she earned it but she has a very very big mountain to climb and everybody else has fallen to their death so far

[@voiceofreason1829]

Meeh, women mma is pretty easy if you above average in talent

[@sudhirsingare3753]

​@@voiceofreason1829Don't Tell me that when Valentina get full mount on you. She will do bad things. 🤣 Wear steel cup.

[@sportsfan_913]

Valentina would butcher her on the feet. Santos only had success vs VS because she's so physically strong which I'm not sure Erin is.

[@koroshiya_1]

I'm really not liking the disrespect to Valentina from these upstarts. I think a lot of people, Erin included, forget how decorated and dominant Shevchenko is. I don't see her winning against, arguably, the greatest female fighter of all time, but they have to hype themselves up somehow.

[@JosephHandibode]

stop Valentina is most disrespectful fighter ever. she is a bully nothing more. expose a bully and they run. hence she ran from bantamweight to flyweight.

[@bobbywhite1152]

Lmao, I'm a fan but she just dug her grave. She will 100% be out grappled by Valentina

[@LightsTeamEuphoria]

Lol, you have no clue what you’re saying. If Valentina wins it’ll be because she defends the takedowns. If this goes to the ground. Erin will 100% submit her. Do you want to bet? I’ll put $3k on Erin to win by submission if the fight goes to the ground.

[@guillermoshepperd1719]

Oke.

[@undergroundambassador]

COLD BLOODED 🔥🔥

[@karensmith1079]

Valentina will destroy you without a doubt its laughable that you think you can beat her..Good luck with that.

[@primeair2]

Okay karen tell that to all the aspiring fighters looking to dethrone current champions😂 "laughable", how else are they supposed to approach the fight game? Bizzare statement by you. Hate much?

[@hale1494]

Erin’s striking is as basic as Valentina’s grappling if we are measuring by that metric

[@DrippingInStyle]

Her vs valentina will be good. I can see that going a lot of different ways.

[@alpe6228]

But her striking is levels above the whole division.From what I saw ,Erin is also very basic on the feet and there is no doubts that she isnt ready for Shev.

[@michaelanese]

she got tagged up a lot from a shorter fighter who bull rushes her opponents

[@alpe6228]

@@michaelanese yeah she got the job done but lets not act like shes a decent striker,Valentina sleeps her in about 2 rounds.

[@urbaneskimo2240]

Erin Blanchfield is the truth! 💯

[@quasarleon4645]

I called that second round sub and made a quick 100 bucks .. Thanks Erin .

[@newworldnopesorry8458]

me too lol !

[@kigrey3994]

Erin is a great ambassador for MMA. Calm and articulate and ready to fight any opponent at any time. A 125lb woman outworking male heavyweights I hope she gets her title.

[@jaseemvc1859]

Wait...what?

[@lafayette-]

Lmao!

[@PozzaPizz]

I mean tbf anyone works harder than the likes of porker porker or augusto Sakai etc etc

[@floodwaters8887]

I thought Erin got hit too often on the feet to be successful v Shevchenko

[@theironforce3000]

I'm so glad she won 😎👍 Part of me wants her to get title shot..other part wants me to see her take up one more match before the title fight .. I'm game either way 👊

[@FinalDestinationDeepspace]

No one is beating Shevchenko anytime soon. .. plus her ground game is solid enough to be an issue if she gets on top. So this poor girl here is just gonna be another victim. ...

[@bobkristiansen2704]

I don't see the Bullet having any problems with Erin's wrestling at all. She did well against Nunes, people are forgetting that Val is on Volk level in terms of well roundedness, maybe even better.

[@robin12379]

I want see her fighting valentina next and later alexa

[@troma54]

Valentina is still the best, I believe. But she does seem to have lost a step, especially after losing to Alexa. She actually looked tired in that fight, which is new. I think she wins the title back, but if she fights Erin, all bets are off. Erin seems unstoppable at the moment. She had an easy win over Andrade and she is still growing as a fighter.

[@jonpicojones4032]

If she gets Val in the same positions Santos had her in, she’s tapping Val.

[@rob2435]

Thank you captain obvious

[@mrspiff6955]

She’s not as strong as Taila…so she’s not getting Valentina in those positions.

[@rob2435]

@@mrspiff6955 she can slip and easily fall in a position that doesn’t favor her . She lost her last fight also

[@specialedition5591]

@@rob2435 because she made stupid choices and fought with her ego she was better on the feet

[@ZWhiskey]

Mastering the basics wins gunfights and championships. Still rooting for you Erin

[@Last_Chance.]

Val may not have amazing grappling but she is absolutely amazing in the feet. It will be a great fight but idk who will win

[@vinsss8632]

This girl is not great only at fighting, but at talking too

[@ichiroka51]

Blanchfields stand-up has been underwhelming. Very, very skilled on the ground but compared to Valentina she has pillow hands and feet!

[@axzylum1]

She is not ready for Valentina yet. Yes it is very good for MMA but her carreer is more important than one title shot. She need to improve on her striking and getting more stronger and powerful. I mean it takes time to arrive at that type of level.e

[@alcottdevalte7440]

If Grasso somehow beats Valentina, then she is getting an immediately rematch, so Blanchfield might end up not getting the title shot next, which would actually benefit her due to lack of experience but it would be something if she wins the belt already during this summer, especially if Valentina runs through Grasso and can return fast...

[@jayyang1637]

With all due respect Andrade landed great shots and defended takedowns well in the first round. With that being said, Valentina will be harder to takedown and will be hitting her with a plethora of attacks. Not to mention Valentina fought a dangerous and bigger wrestler in Nunez. Wish to get this fight after Valentina vs Grasso. Everyone has a plan and vision till they are in the cage. Can't wait to see both try to prove their vision and words.

[@jaian4795]

precisely

[@ThePugilistPodcast]

Don’t be surprised if Valentina loses one of her next 2 fights. She’s starting to fight the next wave and she already was a step slower than her prime in her last fight.

[@jayyang1637]

@@ThePugilistPodcast Valentina is in her prime, if we are talking evolution in mma. Valentina is a top candidate along side with girls like Wei Lei and a few more etc. For being some of the most talented girls to continue developing, never stagnant in the game. Every champion and fighters have had bad fights just like any elite athletes such as qbs, basketball players have had too. It's too soon in my opinion to make the assumption that the new girls are catching up or she is getting near her end. Valentina always dangerous, always hungry, and always striving to be better. She will show up and show out.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Facts my exact thoughts, but mma fighters are such prisoners of the moment , so they think Erin is gonna run thru Val

[@welkometodaparty4821]

Calling Amanda a wrestler is insane

[@simonlee498]

We all seen what Ronda did with little too no stand up skill .

[@elias.v8081]

That was back then. This is totally a difficult era of fighters

[@simonlee498]

​@@elias.v8081 what you smoking ... Ronda is 36 now .. UFC is still in her era lmao .. last person she fought was Amanda Nunez majority of the fighters are still in UFC when Ronda was fighting

[@justenzo7666]

That was a different era, the wave of fighters that came after she lost the belt were on another level, Amanda, Holly, Valentina, the list goes on, women Ronda fought were hella basic, Liz, Miesha, and those other ones. I love Ronda, but she lost to Holly and Amanda, Valentina(17 time Muay Thai World Champion) beat Holly(18 time boxing World Champion) and made it look easy outclassed her in striking and took over the fight. Valentina loss two decisions to Amanda and stood toe to toe with her throwing strikes while all the others left on a stretcher or beaten and bruised. So yeah Uhmm do some history on their careers before comparing please and thank you 🙏🏾.

[@fastbreak0822]

Valentina will teach you humility kid....... Watch the Grasso fight to catch a glimpse of your fate ....... There are levels to everything...... Good vibes only

[@shadowcharger2477]

I was liking how Erin was putting together her combos

[@choobakasmooth9465]

I agree sheva's grappling is basic, but that doesnt mean it isnt good, as far as I can see shes very very good at the basics, which is what wins fights.

[@mr.paulino9318]

I don't see her beating Valentina any time soon

[@willdanger6833]

disagree

[@TheRulersBack18]

blanchfield looked pretty good in that fight, but andrade also didn't look 100%

[@alpe6228]

Andrade stepped in on one week notice and she was still lighting Erin on the feet.Valentina will destroy her.

[@TheRulersBack18]

@Jane i know, that's my point lol

[@TheRulersBack18]

@@alpe6228 i think you all vastly overrate valentina's striking. she's not this super aggressive, offensive striker, pretty sure she wouldn't destroy erin

[@gunner-qf9eh]

@Jane Funny how BEFORE the fight, the narrative was Jessica was going KO Erin. But the second Erin had alot of people walking around with egg on their faces when she made Andrade tap out, the narrative switched Andrade fought on short notice. Where was that narrative and energy BEFORE the fight? Sounds like a well planned post fight excuse in the event Erin whooped Jessica's ass.

[@justenzo7666]

@@TheRulersBack18Overrated? Clearly you don’t know what you’re looking at, she’s one of the best strikers in the UFC period, her form, accuracy, reaction time, is excellent, literally amazing to watch. Some of y’all I’d love to watch hit a bag or pads…..y’all are funny af.

[@RogueTides]

Blanch disrespecting Valentina ain't gonna age well.

[@MrDaceBieler]

Agree, this won't age well.

[@rickd438]

She's good but I think she needs another fight before the title fight.

[@dominiceliakim4617]

Why... she's hottest for Valentina now

[@rickd438]

@@dominiceliakim4617 Sure, put her in as I don’t think there is anyone else currently , I just think she’s not ready for Valentina.

[@michaelanese]

i was confused when she tapped that was white belt RNC defence from a high level BB

[@TopFearless]

This will age terribly

[@BowlOfLifeNutrition]

Lit 🔥

[@lukemurray4950]

Done her dirty with that thumbnail 😂 what even is that??

[@LolitaDavidovitch]

Mental games

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Tbf, Erin chose to put her phone that low.

[@justenzo7666]

😂🤣

[@derekdavila432]

I am so happy that SHE wrecks another HYPE TRAIN....1st the Meatball then Jessica.....I was impressed how Jessica Andrada reacted so humble instead of excuses like to many fighters. Thanks Ariel

[@stefan-danielwagner6597]

she said that her breast was showing, and was focused on fixing that. had to keep that material for her of

[@derekdavila432]

@@abyss5883 😲😪

[@MaxMax-lj2ww]

Erin if u want to win you must take her down and submit if you try strike Valentina will go super sane

[@marcuss6737]

She is awesome

[@TerrenceThomas]

She absolutely must be at the Valentina fight 🙌🏾😤

[@Induna123]

Erin, don't let these interviewers bait you. They know Valentina will likely destroy you in there but want you to create hype. be careful

[@42yearoldboy5]

She’s basic and you’re a little puppy! I love it 😂😂😂

[@ForzaTerra89]

Fight Manon Fiorot. Will just make the next fight bigger for whoever wins and faces Valentina

[@FilmsSaaveON]

lmao i want to see her against valentina just to see her koed on the mat

[@gp873]

If Santos wasn’t so caught up in begging for her rematch she could rebook this fight with Erin. I need to see Erin fight someone who won’t fear a takedown and that for sure is Santos.

[@dubongros3108]

Santos won . If someone deserved a rematch it's her. I'm still a Valentina fan but the Santos fight wasn't her best one .

[@TracyGunz]

They over hyping this girl. gonna get her hurt! No way she beats Valentina. Val will KO her just to prove a point!

[@JL-mn9on]

i've become a pretty big fan

[@hunterjg777]

This Erin girl is in for a shocker against Valentina...

[@spiderwebbmarketing]

Don't take that grandma striking near Shevchenko

[@deacosta1861]

Wow Wow

[@pheleekseh1391]

Shes awesome

[@tzarleonardi8967]

Yes flyweight is starting to spark to life! Shevchenko was right about this, and Grasso, Blanchfield, Fiorot, even Santos again, and maybe Suarez, all fun matchups for the champ

[@jcs192]

Not sure how many people realize Erin won an EBI title when she was 18. Her grappling is top tier.

[@lebraa]

Who is this eddie bravo guy

[@pressurefpv]

Eddie Bruh!

[@kanthony9154]

Johnny Bravo's brother

[@Shiggystardust]

@@lebraa look into it

[@Marcobian80]

Prayers that valentina wins a few more times and then retires!

[@jellybowl7332]

walk into Valentinas shots like you did to Andrade and you will not even get a chance to grapple lol

[@swicheroo1]

I like her moxie. She's calling for the fight. Personally, I think she's calling for it too early. But what other woman in the division is there who wants Valentina's smoke? So, I would be interested in this fight. Stylistically, it's a compelling match-up.

[@tzarleonardi8967]

I think she's made the most convincing argument so far. By combining her performance and her calling the Champ's grappling basic, it's a great start to building the fight

[@tricallyourmama]

Everyone is on this hype train. Let’s see her go fight santos and see where she stands. I think santos smokes Erin easily

[@mittao86]

Some also call Khabibs grappling and wrestling basic, mastering the basic is the key to success.

[@KharlHungus]

Not that I think Andrade is very good but she did take this last minute and likely wasn't 100%. I like Erin a lot but Shev is going to be a wake up call. The highest percentage Jiu jitsu in MMA is basic..because it's effective and you don't need anything fancy. Grappling with strikes is completely different.

[@JA-rs3os]

She should stay in shape as a back up for Grasso.

[@walterbell2763]

She seemed very relaxed, as opposed to being seemingly up tight while being interviewed by DC and RC. Wow. What is that all about?

[@lebraa]

Coooooold blooded

[@jaian4795]

Erin is just another Ronda Rousey. Very very basic on the feet. I'd be very happy if she gets the title shot very soon so Val gets to derail her before she retires. Yeah Erin's just another ruby on Valentina's belt.

[@rexyz5875]

If she takes valentina down she has a very good chance but then again, easier said than done, meanwhile in striking, im confident that valentina is way better because of experience, valentina can really hurt erin on the feet

[@zmitch88]

Ok. Thank You

[@SamfromSparta]

1 thing UFC had shown us - grapplers beat strikers - #andnew

[@specialedition5591]

Valentina is not striker she is well-rounded fighter

[@justenzo7666]

Izzy enters the chat lmao nah Izzy loss to another striker while negating all the best grapplers in his division, it’s on a person to person basis.

[@lc9685]

Let's see Erin actually fight and stand with valentina. Then I'll be impressed

[@dastandesanta7565]

I dont know how good she is but u dont want to play that game with valentina..she out clases her opponents with their own game..

[@everetthill812]

Erin is talented for sure but a title shot seems a little early. She beat an overrated molly and Jessica who is tough for anyone but still. We saw how Valentina dominated Jessica and Erin did just fine but Valentina is a different monster.

[@luckytokin]

Erin has been rocketed to the top too fast imo.

[@neverbeenequal]

Weak division tbf not many choices outside of her

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

@neverbeenequal Yes, there is. She's never beaten guys like Lee, Chook, and Araujo yet. Even if those aren't championship-caliber names, they're still a good test for her.

[@mrkang4080]

I like Blanchfield, but c'mon man... Valentina is the GOAT, to call her ground game very, very, basic isn't going to sit well with the queen. Val might just kill her.

[@elias.v8081]

She has a lot of Gas to release

[@sminer27]

Amanda is the GOAT.

[@mrspiff6955]

Yeah…Valentina will stuff all her takedowns and rearrange her face. That lady is mean inside that octagon.

[@LightsTeamEuphoria]

@@mrspiff6955 Want to bet on it? Erin’s grappling is lightyears ahead of Val. Sad truth. If she can’t stop the takedowns, she’s going down and not getting back up. You in for $3k?

[@jozefhorniak8191]

it´s just a trash talk, Erin is baiting Val to engage on the ground.

[@BowlOfLifeNutrition]

Look up the definition of Stoic in the dictionary and Erin Blanchfield’s name pops up

[@rainman42]

Everyone says the same thing...they're the answer, blah blah....maybe valentina isn't a submission specialist but she didn't let Santos sub her, she didn't give up and showed the true heart of a champion.......Erin may be better or better than most on the ground, but you have to go against the heart,the will to win from 1 of our best female Champs EVER.... and don't forget...Valentina is known for using fighters own specialties against them.....

[@curtfox91]

She mentioned everything but Valentinas wrestling and Ground and Pound. She can get her to the ground and mount her top heavy and use her strength and ground and pound and have Blenchfield stuck in the mud

[@healthywiseandfit]

0:52 Taila, not Thalia

[@JGAbstract]

I used to think she didn't like ariel but now I'm convinced she feels uncomfortable doing interviews.

[@lionseatfirstsportsent5971]

The girls legit!!!!!

[@brockwelltrucking213]

Valentina will Rag Doll this young lady. Apples & Oranges ! No disrespect, just facts. Her team should guide her at a proper pace in growth & experience.

[@dylantesta158]

They all say this until they feel Valentinas strength

[@jaian4795]

true

[@onatgomceli6950]

don't underestimate Valentina's base, she is strong af even though she doesn't look like a dude.

[@skyjuke2006]

Valentina last performances are not at her best level. So I think Erin could win eventually! Maybe not easly, but definitely she could.

[@wrr52]

Erin is an attractive very mature and confident and being only 23 is the future of the 125 lb. division. She will be a star and the UFC should really get behind this girl. And being an American who will be the Champion is also a big plus since at present there is no American female who holds any UFC belt. Good luck Erin in your future adventure.

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

Valentina Shevchenko is a savage and the best female fighter on earth but what if Erin Blanchfield beats her? Erin might be the one to dethrone Valentina. Who knows?

[@sportsfan_913]

I like Erin, but she best hope she can stay away from Suarez. If she returns back to form she'll run thru everybody on her way to a title fight.

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Tatiana just said that she is going back to strawweight after her fight this weekend