How AgentMMA breaks down Karine Silva vs Gabriella Fernandes
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This all Brazilian flyweight fight has a sneaky amount of tension. Karine Silva keeps getting dragged into long, grinding nights, while Gabriella Fernandes has lived through everything from a quick stoppage loss to a slick rear naked choke. That contrast gives fans plenty to chew on before the cage door closes. Silva arrives after consecutive unanimous decision losses to Jasmine Jasudavicius and Maycee Barber. Before that, she beat Dione Barbosa by unanimous decision, and every fight in her listed recent run reached the scorecards.
- Silva returns after back to back unanimous decision losses
- Fernandes brings the wilder recent results into this Brazilian matchup
- Orthodox volume meets a southpaw who cannot afford another rough start
The opening round is most likely to break open when the opposite stances create clean lanes before either woman settles into her rhythm.
Fernandes is coming off the opposite kind of night, a stoppage loss to Casey O'Neill in the opening round, after wins over Julija Stoliarenko, Wang Cong and Carli Judice. Her choke of Wang remains the wild card in this matchup. Here's the thing. Silva is the orthodox volume striker with the longer 67 inch reach, while Fernandes is a southpaw at 66 inches and tends to let more shots get back through. Silva's wrestling is a secondary weapon, but it matters because changing levels can keep a southpaw from planting and firing freely.
Fernandes needs a calm start, smart angles and cleaner exits, especially after the O'Neill loss. Silva needs to avoid following in straight lines and make her volume count instead of simply adding another close set of scorecards. The rankings place Silva at #11 and Fernandes at #14, so neither woman can treat this like an ordinary night at the office.
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This all Brazilian flyweight fight has a sneaky amount of tension. Karine Silva keeps getting dragged into long, grinding nights, while Gabriella Fernandes has lived through everything from a quick stoppage loss to a slick rear naked choke. That contrast gives fans plenty to chew on before the cage door closes. Silva arrives after consecutive unanimous decision losses to Jasmine Jasudavicius and Maycee Barber. Before that, she beat Dione Barbosa by unanimous decision, and every fight in her listed recent run reached the scorecards.
- Silva returns after back to back unanimous decision losses
- Fernandes brings the wilder recent results into this Brazilian matchup
- Orthodox volume meets a southpaw who cannot afford another rough start
The opening round is most likely to break open when the opposite stances create clean lanes before either woman settles into her rhythm.
Fernandes is coming off the opposite kind of night, a stoppage loss to Casey O'Neill in the opening round, after wins over Julija Stoliarenko, Wang Cong and Carli Judice. Her choke of Wang remains the wild card in this matchup. Here's the thing. Silva is the orthodox volume striker with the longer 67 inch reach, while Fernandes is a southpaw at 66 inches and tends to let more shots get back through. Silva's wrestling is a secondary weapon, but it matters because changing levels can keep a southpaw from planting and firing freely.
Fernandes needs a calm start, smart angles and cleaner exits, especially after the O'Neill loss. Silva needs to avoid following in straight lines and make her volume count instead of simply adding another close set of scorecards. The rankings place Silva at #11 and Fernandes at #14, so neither woman can treat this like an ordinary night at the office.
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