If you have been following the Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino debacle and the atrocious state of the women’s featherweight division, you will have heard vague allusions to a big Australian lass who could pose a threat to the title a little way down the line. At UFC 225 this weekend Invicta’s featherweight champion, Megan Anderson makes her long awaited UFC debut against Holly Holm. There is a degree of excitement amongst fans and media to see Anderson back in action, a year removed from winning her Invicta belt, but the truth is that the less you know about Anderson, the more exciting a prospect she is. Once you get into the details she begins to look worryingly underdeveloped as a fighter.

Anderson made her Invicta debut against Belgium’s Cindy Dandois. Anderson was the betting favourite and as Dandois came out and walked herself straight back into the fence, it became apparent that Dandois was not comfortable on the feet. (In the two years since the Anderson fight, Dandois found her way to the UFC to put on one of the most embarrassing stand up performances of all time.) Anderson, billed as the striker, held off cautiously for a moment before finally stepping in, pumping her hands and squaring up to offer an easy takedown attempt to Dandois.