Her opponent is the 33-year-old Clark, who will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since last September after recovering from knee surgery. This will be Clark’s second fight back at bantamweight, after a couple fights down at flyweight. The Australian has never lost by submission or knockout and boasts a 10-6-1 record.
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Edwards views this fight as a classic striker vs striker matchup and believes that their styles match up well together. However, there isn’t one specific element that stands out about Clark’s game.
“To be honest, nothing surprises me from Jessica-Rose Clark. I am a person hard to surprise but, at the same time, I respect her,” Edwards said.
Heading into her third fight this year, Edwards is prepared to show off that there is more to her than people might expect. Not only is she a talented striker, earning five of her 10 victories by knockouts, but she also wants people to understand her strength on the ground.
“I think if you see my record, you’ll be able to see that I have submissions on my record. I’m not just a striker,” Edwards said. “If it’s true that I am a more of an expert with striking, it is also true that I have trained a lot of different areas for fighting. Some fighters underestimate me and think that I am just a striker, but I am not. I have been training in several different areas of MMA.”
