“It’s just nice, honestly, to be home and have the comforts of home and be able to do something that I want to do for a really long time.”
On a stacked card, Blanchfield’s bout with McCann is flying a bit under the radar, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own level of hype.
Whenever Blanchfield posts on his social media, comments and calls on him to end the flood of McCann fashion trains below. McCann, who is coming off three straight performances earning performance bonuses and a few spinning nudges, is in the brightest spotlight of her career, but she still sits a few places below Blanchfield on the flyweight ladder. . Blanchfield, who is a decorated jiu jitsu player, understands if people see this fight as a pure attacker versus grappler matchup, but she knows there are a few extra layers to the game.
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“She definitely has a bit of hype behind her right now,” she said. “She has some good wins that she comes out of. But I think it’s a great stylistic match for me. I feel that I am very well surrounded and I feel able to deal with her anywhere and take advantage of where I am strong. So yeah, I’m super excited to fight, really. She’s just another girl in the rankings.
In Blanchfield’s last outing against JJ Aldrich, the young New Jerseyan found herself down against the veteran Colorado, who was able to thwart a handful of Blanchfield’s attempts to grab and separate her from distance.