I love Michelle Waterson. She has been entertaining for years, was one of the better women on the planet for a while, but life comes at you fast. She went from the Karate Hottie who was a durable and creative striker to the Car Pool Mommy who has a Karen cut and has lost 4 in a row with 2 finishes. I can't be on that side. Even though Gillian is BJJ or bust, she's not washed and can win this fight. Gillian is the pick and we may get lucky with some sneaky prop bets here.
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Michelle Waterson, aka the Karate Hottie has been a professional for an incredible 15 years. She has tons of cage time with some of the best to ever do it. She's fought multiple champions like Rose Namajunas, Carla Esparza and Joanna Jerjecheck. Style wise she is a slick striker who uses kicks and distance well with a little bit of wrestling in her back pocket. While she is firmly in the twilight of her career she still have skills and veteran savvy to lean on.
Gillian Robertson
Polyana Viana is a grappler with ok hands but a very dangerous ground game. She has 5 wins in the UFC and all 5 are by finish, she is absolutely finish or bust. She is either winning early or likely losing a decision. She sets a hard pace but does struggle with the takedowns. She only has a 43% takedown accuracy and often times relies on her opponents to get it to the ground. She is coming off the second round finish win over Polyana Viana