Tracy Cortez’s coach Jameson White expects large issues from his fighter at UFC 322.
Cortez has been climbing the flyweight rankings over the previous six years and will earn a spot within the division’s coveted high 5. However to get there, they will should get previous one of many hardest names within the division: Erin Blanchfield.
The final time Cortez stepped contained in the Octagon, she scored a formidable come-from-behind victory over Vivian Araujo at UFC 317. White expects her to look even higher Saturday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard.
“Tracy is in nice form proper now, so we’re selecting sure photographs that we would like her to work on along with her placing,” White mentioned on episode 1 of UFC 322 Embedded. “I really like this combat. Blanchfield, she’s robust. She’s a gangster. She involves combat, and so does Tracy.”
“Tracy has improved loads and is de facto placing within the work on this camp. So I am actually trying ahead to seeing what she brings to the desk. We all know it is going to be a battle. We all know this combat goes to be a really tough one.”
Blanchfield positively has a title shot on her thoughts, coming off 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” might solely have another check earlier than that chance presents itself, however she’ll have to be on her A-game if she desires at hand Cortez her second profession loss contained in the Octagon.
