Erin Blanchfield thinks her strength of schedule makes her the most worthy No. 1 contender. Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) outworked former title challenger Taila Santos (19-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) to earn the unanimous decision win in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 225 main card at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Another pivotal flyweight clash between top contender Manon Fiorot and former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas takes place next Saturday in Paris, but Blanchfield says a win over Santos outweighs the outcome between Fiorot and Namajunas. “This can definitely make me a No. 1 contender for the title shot next,” Blanchfield said in a post-fight interview with the UFC
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