Jones-Lybarger vs. Ansaroff

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Let's go Jo - your hair is superior and more flavorful with a dash of well rounded mess 

* Edited at 12.08.2016, 11:23 AM ET *

Because she bangs the champ!

i think jocelyn is decent, i'm not entirely sure why they're trying to put some hype behind nina.

Well, firstly Nina is actually a pretty good fighter. All her losses (barring the Casey Noland loss) have been to top notch fighters (Honchak was #1 125er on the planet, most likely still is, Lima and Kish both top contenders and Esparza ex-champ).

Secondly, yes, they've got potentially a great story if Nina gets a nice streak going on and can somehow works her way into contention, suddenly they've got this gay power-couple, which helps a lot in selling MMA for what it is to all the Meryl Streeps out there (which is competition between high-level athletes with complete disregard to race, gender or sexual orientation). It also gives them a nice angle on Amanda who's a pretty hard sell when it comes to marketability. If they're "stuck" with her as champ, they may as well find one the places where she becomes likable.

That said, why are you saying they're trying to put some hype behind her? I haven't seen the UFC pushing this fight in particular. They just booked a fight between two UFC fighters who are pretty evenly matched and in more or less the same position (fighting for their jobs) - good matchmaking, that's all.

I think Nunes will be more marketable now that she's destroyed Ronda. Now her speech about Nina becoming champ...that might be some wishful thinking. Let's just take it fight by fight.lol Sucks to see either cut on a loss though, even with it being deserved.