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Welcome to your match thread for the Orlando Pride’s first-ever NWSL Challenge Cup action! This is the second time this tournament has taken place, but the Pride did not participate in it last year. Orlando takes on Racing Louisville FC, which is set to play in its inaugural match.
History
There is no history between the Pride and Louisville. This will be the expansion side’s first competitive match.
Overview
This is the opening weekend of the Challenge Cup. Here is a brief overview of how the tournament works.
For this event, the NWSL is split into two divisions East and West. Orlando is in the East with NJ/NY Gotham FC (previously known as Sky Blue FC), Racing Louisville, the North Carolina Courage, and the Washington Spirit. Each team plays each opponent in its group once two at home and two away. The top team from each division will then face off in a final. The final will go straight to penalty kicks if re
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There’s not a UFC event this weekend. In addition, there aren’t a whole lot of female bouts in general. However, there are a couple: Bellator 255 features Kana Watanabe and Alejandra Lara, while Mountain Force MMA 24 hosts Brooke Mayo and Akeela Al-Hameed. Let’s take a look at these fights.
Kana Watanabe vs. Alejandra Lara (Bellator 255)
Watanabe enters at 9-0-1, while Lara sits at 9-3 after a really impressive win over Veta Arteaga.
I am so high on Watanabe’s potential. If she gets her striking up to the level where it needs to be, then she has championship potential. The knock against her has been her strength of schedule. She has had a lot of opponents who were very much below her level of experience. However, in her last fight in December 2019, she notched a third-round stoppage of Ilara Joanne to answer the question of what she can do against tougher opposition.
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