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Joanne Calderwood is Better than Ever




The soft-spoken Scot put in the best work of her career against Valerie Letourneau. Calderwood roughed her up with body shots and landed a spinning backfist to earn the KO in round 3. Notes:

  • Calderwood is training at TriStar, home of Rory and GSP. Good place for her, it seems!
  • That was a great show by Calderwood. She traditionally lacks knockout power and her best strikes are in the clinch, but she showed off new trips and kicks that will serve her well.
  • Letourneau’s in trouble, though. She’s done at 115 pounds and the UFC doesn’t have a 125-pound division. She doesn’t have the chin or size to compete at 135, though, so she’s kind of screwed.

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