Jauregui lived up to the hype in her UFC debut. The undefeated
Mexican prospect brought the excitement against fellow newcomer
Iasmin
Lucindo , as the two combined for 15 minutes of non-stop action
that saw Jauregui eventually take over the fight. Jauregui is an
absolute hellcat, focusing on pressure and volume above all else.
That can leave some defensive openings for opponents to exploit,
but thus far, it has been a tough ask to keep pace with Jauregui
over three rounds. With that debut out of the way, Jauregui looks
to keep things going against Brazil’s Nunes, who has had a much
rougher UFC tenure to date. Nunes has shown herself to be a
dangerous striker when given time and space to work, but finding
her preferred fight has been an issue, as the UFC has matched her
with Ariane
Carnelossi and Sam
Hughes—fighters who found success pressuring Nunes and taking
her to the mat. Jauregui does not pursue much in the way of
takedowns, but this is still a difficult stylistic matchup given
how much she brings to the table in terms of aggression and volume.
Nunes has shown some willingness to throw down and scrap, so there
is the chance she could land something big and score the upset, but
it is much likelier that Jauregui overwhelms the Brazilian over the
long haul. The pick is Jauregui via second-round knockout.
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