Proceed and call her Nate Diaz, since Manon Fiorot was not amazed in the smallest by how easily she closed down Erin Blanchfield at UFC Atlantic City.
“It was a simple battle to get ready for,” Fiorot stated through a translator on The MMA Hour
“To be truthful, it was the battle I anticipated. Possibly, in my mind, it was [going to be] harder than this battle, however I actually believe this battle [was matched up stylistically in my favor] when I think of it, which was the battle you saw Saturday.”
Fiorot, 34, controlled Blanchfield from pillar to publish to make an uneven consentaneous choice in Saturday’s centerpiece and end up being the very first female in the UFC to beat the American. Blanchfield had actually formerly acquired 6 successive wins to begin her octagon run and was being normally hailed as a future champ of the females’s flyweight ranks, however Fiorot closed down her grappling attack and quickly outplayed on her the feet to manage the upset.
The win put Fiorot at an ideal 7-0 under the UFC umbrella and sealed her as the undisputed No. 1 competitor at 125 pounds, nevertheless her future stays unsure since of the department’s hazy timeline– UFC champ Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are slated to coach The Ultimate Fighter 32 this summertime, with a trilogy bout anticipated to be reserved at some point for the 3rd or 4th quarter of the year.
Fiorot isn’t thinking about lingering.
“To be truthful, I can battle any person in the department for a belt, an interim belt,” Fiorot stated. “But maybe I can do the backup [role] for the title battle too. In the meantime, I do not understand, however I truly wish to be active and I actually wish to defend a belt.
“I actually believe I be worthy of that title shot, however I do not wish to wait one year and I truly wish to be active, so now we need to talk about with UFC and we will see.”
Fiorot’s climb is yet another emphasize of the current increase of French MMA. Her remarkable UFC run consists of wins over one-time title oppositions Mayra Bueno Silva, Jennifer Maia, and Katlyn Cerminara, along with a hard-fought success over two-time champ Rose Namajunas.
Fiorot stated Wednesday that she takes motivation from previous UFC light-weight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and wishes to “resemble Khabib” by retiring without any UFC losses. It’s part of the factor she battles as thoroughly as she does, which has actually resulted in the only genuine criticism of her UFC profession– her previous 5 wins have actually all gone to choices.
“When I consider my profession, I actually consider tradition,” Fiorot stated. “I understand a great deal of excellent champs combat like that [and don’t] take a great deal of threats, and I actually wish to win and get the title.
