The title of UFC's next female flyweight champion is up for debate for some while. The fights that lie ahead of us will determine the winner. There are many talented female fighters in the UFC on ABC octagon. What will it take to make the cut? Jessica Penne and Claudia Gadelha. Michelle Waterson and Araya Sage Gomez. Learn more by reading on. This article will give some information about these women as a whole, and also the potential enemies that could be coming up for them.
Claudia Gadelha
Following back-to-back defeats, Claudia Gadelha and Michelle Waterson have now agreed to a main event matchup at UFC 233. The bout will take places in New York City on May 10. The main event will be Waterson's third in the UFC. Waterson will also be the UFC's first Black woman to host the main event. Hill and Waterson met at InvictaFC on May 12.
The ringside judges disagree on Hill's superiority over Waterson. Hill has a 2-inch reach advantage, and is considered the superior striker. Waterson, despite not having fought in five-years, is more likely that she will trade in the pocket. If Hill wins, she'll probably take the fight to the ground. Waterson's record, however, is impressive. Waterson's record is impressive, though. She has won nine fights via submission in her last ten fights and averages 1.68 knockouts per round.
Jessica Penne
Fans of mixed martial arts are eagerly anticipating a rematch between Michelle Waterson, former UFC women’s champion and Jessica Penne. Penne called Waterson’s win last month over her a "fluke", however, the Canadian veteran said she would gladly fight her again. Waterson says that Waterson's win over Penne was not a fluke. She wants to prove it.
Penne lost via TKO to Jessica Andrade earlier this year in an MMA competition. In the next year's MMA event, she lost to Danielle Taylor by TKO in round 2. In her next bout, Penne will defend her Invicta FC strawweight title against the Invicta FC strawweight champion Emily Ducote.
Araya Sage Gomez
Michelle Waterson's next fight will be with Araya Sage Gomez. The two met at a Hooters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Gomez's parents drove up from El Paso for a Cowboys game. There, Gomez and his parents sat under a full-sized poster of Waterson in a Hooters uniform. Gomez explained to his mother, "She was going be my future wife." They watched as she took her order, laughing. Gomez had her parents be hesitant about approaching her. She never spoke to them.
Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson, an ex-ring girl who made headlines in "Bully Beatdown" on MTV/MTV2, has had some interesting career decisions. Prior to that, she competed in the MTV reality series "American Ninja Warrior," but failed to qualify. Waterson was a contestant in the stunt competition that Natalie Portman held for her film "Thor" (2014). After a few months, Waterson made the switch to MMA and won the Invicta FC Atomweight title. Waterson defeated Tyra Parker by a rear-naked choke submission in her first professional fight. 2008 saw her compete in MTV's reality show "Fight Mom" as well as fighting on the special "Champions vs. Stars” miniseries.
Waterson (36) has a record that is 18-9-0. Three of her victories were via knockout, and nine by submission. She has fought for 27 professional MMA bouts. Waterson won her fight against Marina Rodriguez in controversial fashion in July 2015. She is based at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque.