Robin Black is back to break down the main event at UFC 208, the inaugural women’s featherweight title fight between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie.
Macromanagement: Winning the large battles
•The specialist Muay Thai fighter de Randamie vs. potential generalist Holly Holm.
•Expect GDR to initiate, and perhaps Draw and Intercept.
Micromanagement: Winning the small battles
•GDR’s clinch is among the best.
•Holm, in turn, will need a bodylock or at the least, inside control sufficient to block the hips, and then Exit and Strike.
•Black considers too the Southpaw and counter Southpaw foot positioning that the pair will attempt.
Who will win? Nobody knows for certain, which is why they have the fight. But after watching Black’s breakdown, your appreciation of the fight will be wider and deeper.
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie takes place on February 11, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The main event will take place on Pay Per View television if you live in the United States. With a late dropout, this is the complete 11 fight card.
Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural women’s featherweight title
Derek Brunson vs. Anderson Silva
Tim Boetsch vs. Ronaldo Souza
Jared Cannonier vs. Glover Teixeira
Jim Miller vs. Dustin Poirier
Prelim Card (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Randy Brown vs. Belal Muhammad
Wilson Reis vs. Ulka Sasaki
Nik Lentz vs. Islam Makhachev
Jarred Brooks vs. Ian McCall
Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryan LaFlare
Rick Glenn vs. Phillipe Nover
