Michelle Waterson (13-4) kommer att ta sig an Tecia Torres (6-0) på UFC 194 och känner att hon har ett stort övertag när det kommer till grapplingen.
Waterson tror att hon kommer att vinna matchen via submission, då hon känner att när det kommer till marken är det hon som kommer att ha ett övertag.
”I predict a submission”
”Both of us have that stand up background. But as far as the ground goes, I do have the upper hand. And so I feel like when they matched Tecia with Angela Hill they thought it would be a great match up because they both have a stand up background, and Tecia took advantage of the fact that it was MMA and took it to the ground. I just I don’t feel like Tecia’s gonna do that. So I feel like I’ll be able to dictate where I want the fight to go, whether it’s standing or on the ground, and I think that’s just something we’re going to play with a little bit in the fight camp.”
Torres är rankad som nummer fem, medan Waterson är rankad som nummer elva, men det gör inget för Waterson då hon känner att hon presterar bättre under press.
“Tecia is ranked number five for a reason. She’s young and she’s eager and she’s hungry, and she comes from a great camp. But for me, I feel like I perform better when I’m under pressure, and like I said, rise to the occasion when I’m faced with an opponent with such a skill level. I think that it makes me elevate my skill level.”
Både Torres och Waterson kommer ifrån en strikingbakgrund, men det är inget som oroar Waterson då hon vet hur hon kan stänga ner Torres striking.
”My base was karate and so I know that kind of style. I know the ins and outs, the switching of the stances. And when I first started fighting, I know what other people did to me to shut me down. And so that’s kinda what I’m going back to, looking at it now.”
Waterson oroar sig inte för att bli nertagen, blir hon det, så är hon säker på att Torres kommer att bli submittad.
“If she takes me down, she’s getting submitted.”