This allows her to stay and counter or trade unlike if she were to depend more on evading than blocking and countering. Fighting behind a high guard, she tends to take some level of impact from what her opponent throws but always minimal as the brunt of it deflects off her guard. She is extremely athletic, and when she throws she plants in her stance and perfectly shifts so that there is weight behind everything she lands. Starting with the challenger, she is known as a heavy-handed fighter most prominently.
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Known for her finishing ability, it’s important to note that a full 13 of her 19 wins have come by stoppage, with only six going the distance in order to lose a unanimous score to the Brazilian.
However, with four straight wins of her own and only one loss in all 20 of her professional fights, she will also be coming in with a high level of momentum. At the same time, however, throughout these fights, her grappling and wrestling skills have also been on full display as she constantly recements herself not only as one of the best in the sport but also frighteningly dangerous anywhere and everywhere the fight goes.Īs is and was the case for every of Shevchenko’s challengers, Santos has a very steep mountain in front of her.
Of her six defenses as of now, four have come by way of finish, and all of these by knockout or TKO. The champion, fresh off of her most recent win in September, has won 8 in a row and sits undefeated at flyweight.
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