Prediction: Veronica Hardy via Decision<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walker\u2019s tough, no question, but the problem is her style just plays right into Hardy\u2019s strengths. She\u2019s flat-footed, slow to react, and that means she\u2019s going to be walking into clean shots all fight. Hardy doesn\u2019t even need to force the action. Her movement and timing alone will have Walker chasing and eating counters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if Hardy does slow down in the third round, which she sometimes does, it doesn\u2019t really change the dynamic here. Walker\u2019s pressure isn\u2019t the kind that flips a fight around; it\u2019s more of a slow walk forward, and against someone as quick and skilled as Hardy, that\u2019s not enough to steal momentum. Walker can take damage and stay in it, so Hardy probably won\u2019t get the finish, but that just means Walker is going to be there as a target for all three rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is Hardy\u2019s fight to control from start to finish. Too strong in the clinch, too mobile on the outside, too sharp with the counters. Walker\u2019s durability keeps her alive, but Hardy\u2019s skillset makes it nearly impossible for her to get the upper hand. This looks like a clear Hardy decision where she banks every round and makes Walker look a step behind the whole way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prediction: Veronica Hardy via Decision Walker\u2019s tough, no question, but the problem is her style just plays right into Hardy\u2019s strengths. She\u2019s flat-footed, slow to react, and that means she\u2019s going to be walking into clean shots all fight. Hardy doesn\u2019t even need to force the action. Her movement and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ufc-320"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":567,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}