Initially, Cory McKenna was supposed to face another opponent from Brazil. The organizers of the tournament chose Julia Pollastri as a replacement. Both athletes lost in the last fights. McKenna lost by submission. Pollastri lost by unanimous decision. McKenna is younger and slightly ahead of the Brazilian in the rating of strawweight category.
McKenna is a wrestler and grappler. She knows how to perform takedowns and painful techniques. She has short arms, so it is difficult for her to box. An athlete from Wales has been competing in MMA for 6 years.
Pollastri is a real striker. Her main weapon is a series of precise strikes. She stuns the opponent with an attack, and then she can make a submission on canvas. Pollastri is very attentive in defense. No one managed to win an early victory over her.
In this fight, Pollastri will try to avoid close contact with McKenna. She disarms her opponent with blows from a distance.