This Saturday December 17, 2016 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California ‘The Karate Hottie’ Michelle Waterson takes part in the biggest fight of her career when she faces ’12 Gauge’ Paige VanZant in the main event of UFC on Fox 22.

Waterson (13-4-0) believes her superior technique will get her the victory on Saturday. ‘The Karate Hottie’ is known to be a fight finisher, with 8 submission wins including chokes and flying armbars, as well as 3 TKO wins. Seven of these have been in the first round. Speaking to the MMA hour upon the announcement of the fight, Waterson said “I wouldn’t go so far as to say she’s amazing, she is where she is because of her hunger. I feel like she’s very green in whole aspect of fighting“. She continues “And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. … In all of her fights, it’s just like dancing. If you are dancing with someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing, they throw you off. They throw your rhythm off and that’s what Paige is doing in her fights. Her style is very erratic and unpredictable, and it’s been throwing people off, people who have a fight with her.”

Albuquerque’s Waterson was last seen in the cage 17 months ago when she made her UFC debut defeating Angela Magana via unanimous decision. She has been scheduled to compete two times since against Tecia Torres and Aisling Daly however injuries have meant The Karate Hottie has been unable to compete. She is a former Invicta FC atomweight world champion and is hoping an impressive win over VanZant will put her in line for a 2017 title shot.

Meanwhile, her “green” opponent 22 year old VanZant last competed in August of this year, fresh off of appearing on Dancing With The Stars in which she came runner-up. VanZant defeated Bec Rawlings in round 2 with a flying head kick and punches which resulted in the KO. She competes in her hometown on Saturday.

Also on the card Mexico’s Irene Aldana will make her UFC debut against Leslie Smith in women’s 135lb action.

Do you agree with Waterson that her opponent is ‘very green’? Who do you think will win, VanZant or Waterson? Let us know in the comments below.

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