Tonight is UFC Fight Night 144 and the inaugural blog post for Girl Talk MMA. On deck this evening, there are 6 main fights and 7 preliminary fights. Fight location is Brazil. Note that if you want to watch all of the fights, the prelims start at 5pm EST.
Highlight on Women’s Bouts
The preliminary fight is between Mara Romero Borella from Italy and Taila Santos from Brazil. This is Taila’s debut fight and thus, anything can happen! Borella, who is ranked #12, lost her last fight but she has a pretty good overall record of 12 wins, 5 losses, and 1 no contest. Taila doesn’t have a UFC record (as this is her first fight) and she will likely have the crowd on her side. So, this could go either way, in my opinion. See the full side by side stats on the UFC site.
The main card fight is between Livinha Souza and Sarah Frota, both Brazilian. This is Frota’s debut and the Vegas odds have Souza as the winner. But, we all know it isn’t that simple. Anything can happen during a debut and high five to both ladies for being 5’5 and 5’6 respectively and making Strawweight (I’m jealous and need to stop eating sweets, but I digress). See the full side by side stats on the UFC site.
The Main Fight
Dudes take up the rest of the fight card, and so I’ll focus on the main fight of the night: Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes. Odds have Moraeas winning, but from what I can tell this is an even matchup. Number 3 vs. Number 4. Records are pretty similar (okay, Assuncao’s is slightly better) and they are each coming off of a win and each from Brazil with the home team advantage. Their arm and leg reaches are pretty similar too. So, up for grabs. I think it might come down to who got more sleep, who is healthier, who is more fit and such, but we shall see. See the full side by side stats on the UFC site.
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