EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Erin Blanchfield hasn’t skilled loss an excessive amount of as knowledgeable blended martial artist, however she’s nonetheless conversant in it.
At UFC Combat Night time 246 on Saturday, Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) goals to bounce again from a largely one-sided March unanimous determination defeat to Manon Fiorot. The loss was the primary noncontroversial considered one of her professional profession.
“Dropping all the time sucks and it takes just a little getting over,” Blanchfield informed MMA Junkie and different reporters at a pre-fight information convention Wednesday. “I didn’t harp on it for too lengthy. I simply let my physique heal from the combat after which I used to be again to coaching. Yeah, I really feel like me and my coaches watched over it. We discovered issues we wished to enhance on, my distance administration and my hanging and my wrestling and every thing as I all the time do. So I sort of targeted on that.”
Blanchfield, 25, constructed the status as a fight sports activities prodigy from her early grappling successes to her fast rise by way of the UFC ranks. Whereas outsiders might need seen the loss as a window for self-doubt to rear its ugly head, Blanchfield has eliminated all emotion from the defeat and stays agency in placing every thing in relative perspective.
“I feel it’s simply from competing my entire life,” Blanchfield mentioned. “I’ve grown up competing since I used to be eight years outdated. You win so much, you lose so much. It’s one thing that you simply all the time need to study from and develop from, not take it too exhausting, not harp on it an excessive amount of. I feel individuals actually get down on themselves.
“Truthfully, it’s only a sport on the finish of the day and it’s important to deal with it like children would. You simply stand up and get again to coaching and give attention to the issues it’s worthwhile to enhance on. I feel I had numerous time after that combat to try this and time to only practice, not have a combat, after which lastly have a combat and have a camp and really feel actually good.”
Even with the setback, Blanchfield has a possibility to reaffirm her place as a possible future title challenger when she faces former champion Rose Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main occasion at Rogers Place.
“I feel Manon (Fiorot) is certainly getting the title subsequent and I feel having a extremely good efficiency Saturday, like getting a end over Rose positively places me in that title image subsequent,” Blanchfield mentioned.”
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