Erin Blanchfield Responds to Manon Fiorot's Criticism, Says UFC Title Reign is Inevitable

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Erin Blanchfield talks to MMA Junkie's Nolan King in the aftermath of her victory over Taila Santos at UFC Singapore, responds to Manon Fiorot's critics and much more.
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@adeyiwunmi 9 ай бұрын

She did like 50 interviews in that same spot

@Mylove_94 9 ай бұрын

She’s not just talented she’s tough. Love her honestly ❤

@denisenoles3159 9 ай бұрын

Striking defense is a zero.

@cursedf7429 9 ай бұрын

Because she mauls everyone

@micahbodha6129 9 ай бұрын

Yeah her striking is pretty reckless. Great young prospect though if she works on her stand up.

@cursedf7429 9 ай бұрын

@@micahbodha6129 she is capable striking just gotta develop a little more but she's touching gold eventually

@cristianchavez1699 9 ай бұрын

24 years old... so impressive man. We've all been saying she will be champ and she keeps showing why

@sexydudeuk2172 Ай бұрын

after her last performance theres a lot for her to work on

@Mr.Parker4392 9 ай бұрын

I like her character. She’s just a bad ass chick. What she did to Molly the can, was literally what you see when you google “ice cold❄️🥶”. My little sister was screaming the entire bout. Dominant display & unfazed will💯

@RobertSmith-lg7jp 9 ай бұрын

She is honest with her own performance and that will allow her to improve her game. She also showed that her striking doesnt really degrade when she engages in grappling. Lots of pluses.

@mainstreammop2711 8 ай бұрын

Erin is my favourite female fighter and from the first fight I watched I could see the championship coming in her future. Pure class

@mdiazdiaz5612 3 ай бұрын

Mine as well however she may lose this one, she is fighting a strong and fast striker, Erin, depends on her take downs to win and in my opinion she will not be able to take Fiorot down, look at Fiorot vs Namajunas, fight, you see Fiorot, moves very fast.

@mainstreammop2711 3 ай бұрын

@mdiazdiaz5612 tbh mate I don't think Rose did bad even though she was compromised, even though the fight was terrible she didn't get battered but I think Erin is alot stronger than anyone Manon faced so far. I also think that this fight will either show how good either fight is. If anyone wins by stoppage or a clear win they are not being stopped by anybody but we will see.

@ppurdyone 9 ай бұрын

Don't worry Erin, I got your back. People say it was a boring fight. I disagree, how many championships fights have we seen with no excitement? Izzy has some snoozers. I'm team Erin all the way. This young lady is just 24 years old and look at where she is. I knew this was going to be a very tough fight for her. Think of everything she learned in those 15 minutes. Think of all the adversity she faced, a very tough opponent in Taila Santos, she's fighting her biggest fight halfway around the world in Singapore. She showed up two weeks early, got climatized and shook off any jet lag (Just read what Khabib said about his fight with Gaethje). She was very well prepared to win this fight. Thats exactly what she did, she WON the fight. Close, yes, but the outcome was correct. Unanimous Decision, not a split. Even if it had been a split, what did you expect? This is top 5 talent she's facing. If that's not championship mettle I don't know what is. Who has Manon really beat? No disrespect but her resume is made up of mediocre fighters. No champions, no legit title contenders, just girls on the roster. Manon says Erin showed us her real level. Duh, its beating top 5 competition and that's why Erin is ranked #2 in the world now and she passed Manon doing it. Manon should focus on Thug Rose, because when Rose is 100% focused and engaged, she is virtually unbeatable. Don't believe me just ask Zhang. Not once, but twice. Still don't believe me, ask Joanna, not once, but twice. Lastly even if Valentina gets her belt back (and that's a big if) why would there be a trilogy right away? Valentina had 7 successful title defenses. You can't win the belt from a champion with a resume like that, then turn around the very next fight and lose the belt to Valentina, and then expect a trilogy. On what grounds?

@georgeiles6165 9 ай бұрын

I THINK YOU GOT THE HOTS FOR HER

@ppurdyone 9 ай бұрын

@@georgeiles6165 LOL, nope just an assessment

@erwaldox 9 ай бұрын

Nope, never reading all that

@marktomlin5818 9 ай бұрын

@@ppurdyone Don't worry im with you i'll defend her until the day she retires gotta root for my New Jersey Natives

@ppurdyone 9 ай бұрын

@@marktomlin5818 At least one person sees the light lol. I know not everyone will agree, and that's fine. Team Erin.

@cursedf7429 9 ай бұрын

Crazy her confidence

@erikme9269 9 ай бұрын

She took some damage because she moves forward…credit to her for trying to take the fight to Talía and still getting the W!

@stargazer4784 9 ай бұрын

There's no realistic scenario where Valentina and Alexa go straight to the trilogy after the next fight. Alexa's reign doesn't warrant an immediate rematch if she loses. If Valentina goes down 2 in a row then she'd have to take a step back.

@extendedrealityextendedrea5382 9 ай бұрын

Valentina wins 3-2 rounds and gets a point deduction or one fighter wins 3-2 rounds and the fighter with 2 rounds gets a 10-8 round. It's rare but happens occasionally.

@stargazer4784 9 ай бұрын

@@extendedrealityextendedrea5382 I mean not super likely but you're right. A draw scenario is definitely something that could happen.

@ppurdyone 9 ай бұрын

100% in agreement with that. Sorry to say this but this fight is lose-lose for Bullet, and I'm a big fan of hers too. Shes 35.5 years old. If she wins, she will lose the belt to the very next challenger. One reason is she'd most likely be 36 when she fought again. There's no scenario where I see her beating these up-and-coming young women. If she loses there's no scenario where I see her fighting for the belt again, unless there are multiple injuries in the top 5. At that point she'd need two wins in the top 5, and she'd probably be closer to 37 years old when that would happen, again lose-lose.

@maryf720 9 ай бұрын

@@ppurdyone36 is not as old as you’re making it seem.

@extendedrealityextendedrea5382 9 ай бұрын

@@ppurdyone Is it really a lose-lose situation. Imagine Shevshenko wins the rematch. There is a possibility Shevchenko and Weili are fighting in a super fight(there were rumours about it in the past and both said they are wanting to fight each other. It is possible UFC will book(with Valentina as a champion again)Valentina vs Weili,Suarez vs Yan for the No 1 contender in strawweight and Blanchfield vs Fiorot/Namajunas for the No 1 contender in flyweight just 1-2 weeks after Shevchenko vs Weili. There would be the chance for Shevchenko to make her immortal with a win over Weili and could retire(and Blanchfield vs Fiorot/Namajunas would be for the vacant title then).

@TheBodhisattvaWisdom 9 ай бұрын

Soon to be Champ for sure. Ice cold.

@HueyPicksMMA 9 ай бұрын

Striking defense is very poor and Natalia Silva will smash her

@SaraMightyX3 9 ай бұрын

Natalia Silva beats Grasso as well 😂

@lebraa 9 ай бұрын

She sooo young . You see habib or islams initial fights the end product, you can imagine where erine would be

@MrRobjs83 9 ай бұрын

Title eliminator between the two of them if she beats Rose

@bnegs521 9 ай бұрын

Blanchfield! She should be in line for a title fight NEXT!!

@bondjamesboy 8 ай бұрын

at the end of the line ?

@bnegs521 8 ай бұрын

@@bondjamesboy casual

@tyson9114 8 ай бұрын

@@bnegs521 That's a casual take. Manon has been at the top of flyweight for ages and has beaten #1, how isn't she next?

@bnegs521 8 ай бұрын

@@tyson9114 Manon beat number on at 125???🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 And I'm the casual?

@alpe6228 9 ай бұрын

She held on Santos and waited for the time to run out.She won no doubt but it was a boring fight.If she wants to fight for the belt she will need more than this .

@mikemichaels2914 9 ай бұрын

She will need more punching to the face

@georgeiles6165 9 ай бұрын

I dont beleive she won done nothing Santos caused more damage pushing someone against the cage holding them there is not winning a real fight i know they see it as control that needs to change i am sure most people would agree about it i can not see any champion ability in her she is tough maybe in a couple of years when she learns to strike

@alpe6228 9 ай бұрын

@@georgeiles6165 yeah it was a terrible fight.Erin doesnt deserve to fight for the belt after a fight like that.She needs to prove that she belongs in the title picture and her last fight didnt do that.

@cavemanyogi150 8 ай бұрын

Nah, you're casualness is showing. Santos had nothing for her and was completely negated offensively. Santos just beat Valentina too but was robbed the decision. Erin is the real deal, and you? A disrespectful bum.

@marktomlin5818 9 ай бұрын

Love her attitude youngest champ right here 2024

@Webby_mma 9 ай бұрын

Sick hat Nolan

@mrguy5911 9 ай бұрын

Blanchfield would be -250 against Fiorot

@STARTINGSOMESHIT 9 ай бұрын

8:12 Is why you're here.

@mdiazdiaz5612 3 ай бұрын

I love Erin, I am a big fan of Her's, she is gorgeous. Erin, depends on her take downs to win, we can all see that, the only reason she beat T. Santos is because Santos, got tired and Erin, was able to take her down. I don't see Fiorot getting tired, Fiorot is a striker, stronger and faster than Erin. The only way Erin can win this one is by becoming a better striker than Fiorot i don't see this happening. What Erin is going to get out of this fight is a very bloody face, and a setback. My advice to Erin, is please become a super striker for this fight and don't rely on your take downs. Please win for your fans!

@youtubeuser9057 9 ай бұрын

She’ll get the title eventually but her zero head movement get hit in the face constantly style will not make her a long reigning champ.

@wideyeoman1018 9 ай бұрын

She is only 24 chill dawg

@fallenangel9398 9 ай бұрын

@@wideyeoman1018getting punched in the face doesn’t matter what age you are will destroy your Brain

@kanethesevenfootmonster868 9 ай бұрын

@@wideyeoman1018 Who do you think you are calling a dawg?? Shut up Doofus.......

@bnegs521 9 ай бұрын

Erin in five round fights is gonna be tough to beat. She has great cardio and stamina. She is strong and just has dog in her. She needs to improve on striking and striking defense. Still young at 24.

@judycunningham6053 8 ай бұрын

She wasn't the best in that last fight. I was afraid for her. Super super close

@SaraMightyX3 9 ай бұрын

Erin 😍😍😍😍😍

@marktomlin5818 9 ай бұрын

Love that nose

@Gala_tha_Prince 9 ай бұрын

Savage $$$

@godblesstrolls 9 ай бұрын

BITCHFIELD is Awesome!!!!

@Mylove_94 9 ай бұрын

She’s use to the trash talk she’s a jujitsu practitioner. 😂

@kanethesevenfootmonster868 9 ай бұрын

@jamaicanloneanimal8224 3 ай бұрын

wtf is that suppose to mean

@johngilboyjr3305 9 ай бұрын

She’s a kid still

@RobBunney-pu2rc 9 ай бұрын

This interview starts with the talk of travel to fight. Manon always had to travel to fight because the French felt MMA was too violent so she always had to deal with jet lag, now that she can fight at home its goin be a whole new ball game. She will easily beat ROSE,ERIN and GRASSO her real challenge will be Valentina and she likely wins that fight too. Manon is the future. I love Valentina but I think her style will cost her.

@ppurdyone 9 ай бұрын

Manon is 33.5 years old, she aint the future. Shes about to be the past.

@markusbaker1161 9 ай бұрын

Grasso beat Valentina. It wasn’t a fluke that’s how good she is. She’s also one of the very few people to hit Valentina as cleanly as she did. Valentina is no slouch and I’m not slagging on her. She was champion for a reason but the competition is getting better in the division. As it should.

@markusbaker1161 9 ай бұрын

@@ppurdyonethat’s old in mma lol she’s got a few more years. Or she’ll be the ufcs new Holly Holm.

@ppurdyone 9 ай бұрын

Lol, I agree with that. She has a few more years but a champion? I don't see it. I watched her last Fight against Kaitlyn. Manon did not look like a champion to me lol.@@markusbaker1161

@marktomlin5818 9 ай бұрын

Erin Blanchfield should've got Maycee Barbers Nickname

@Gratefulfellow 9 ай бұрын

Her voice is ok for me. That is how she talks.

@mdiazdiaz5612 3 ай бұрын

Hey, I see what you are saying but look at it this way, Rose and Erin, are completely different people fighters, Erin, comes straight at you for the take down, because of this she will get battered, Fiorot is a quick and strong striker, she will not tired and let Erin, take her down she is aware that Erin, is going to try and take her down. On the other hand, Rose is quick she moves around in all angles, she is a complete fighter with moves kicks and jujitsu. As you can see, she beat the best Champions the UFC has ever had Joanna and Zhang, Weili, not once but twice. Rose is not Rose anymore she lost her confidence when she fought Esparza, that was a boring fight because Rose, was afraid that Esparza would take her down. Rose vs Fiorot, Rose, went after Fiorot, but Fiorot was afraid to let Rose get close to her, so she won on points by moving.

@lukemurray4950 9 ай бұрын

I really wanna know where that dog inside her comes from. People like that normally have had some dark experiences that harden them like that.

@SaraMightyX3 9 ай бұрын

New Jersey 😂

@beaualoevv 9 ай бұрын

luke ‘the virgin’ murray

@beaualoevv 9 ай бұрын

you’re 300Ibs and never trained a second in your life besides eating contests alone in moms basement

@marktomlin5818 9 ай бұрын

East Patterson shes from or now its called Elmwood Park

@lukemurray4950 9 ай бұрын

@@marktomlin5818 I'm not American but it sounds like a rough area. Is that what your trying to say.

@billygoldboy7452 9 ай бұрын

I like her but hope she gets humbled

@kanethesevenfootmonster868 9 ай бұрын

As Usual..🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

@wideyeoman1018 9 ай бұрын

Erin my queen❤

@tonytorres1624 9 ай бұрын

This young lady is mean.

@marktomlin5818 9 ай бұрын

Female khabib coming to clean house

@crazypato3752 9 ай бұрын

With a W on saturday Manon resume would be: -former champ Rose -contender Katlyn -contender who gave Val problems Maia -contender at BW Mayra - Tabatha Ricci She definitely would deserve it over Erin but I have a feeling this fickle media members would be the other way around just cause Erin speaks english and the whole youngest female champion.

@SaraMightyX3 9 ай бұрын

Manon barley beat Chookagian been inactive for a year . Erin fought 3 times also she's 24 yrs old 🤓

@kevindurantburner3592 9 ай бұрын

"Maia giving Val problems" was Maia winning 1 round? Blanchfield just beat someone who actually gave Val problems.

@uncletio3195 9 ай бұрын

Batshit take

@John3.16.17 9 ай бұрын

@extendedrealityextendedrea5382 9 ай бұрын

Bueno Silva wasn't the same as she is at Bantamweight she changed the weight class for a reason Blanchfield beat Andrade who destroyed Chookagian(fiorot vs Chookagian was pretty close)and i'm sure Andrade would beat Maia as well Santos and Andrade are way better than Chookagian,Maya,Ricci(who isn't a flyweight,she said she feels way better in the strawweight division). But who knows what the UFC will do,in the case Fiorot will have a good win over Rose she would have a strong argument here because she is ranked higher than Erin and beat the No 1 Chookagian(as Fiorot fought her)but Erin has a strong argument too with a convincingly victory over Andrade and a win over Santos(who was ahead vs Shevchenko before she got compromised because of a clash of heads).

@giovannizamberlucchi2312 9 ай бұрын

Manon will kick her ass

@mdiazdiaz5612 3 ай бұрын

Erin, depends on her take downs to win, we can all see that, the only reason she beat T. Santos is because Santos, got tired and Erin, was able to take her down. I don't see Fiorot getting tired, Fiorot is a striker, stronger and faster than Erin. I would love for Erin, to win. If Erin, can win this one, she will definitely get a title shot.!