Coach Reinders on Bleda ahead of UFC fight: The biggest shift is in experience. She knows the environment, what’s going to happen. She’ll be better mentally prepared

Tereza Bledá is preparing for her second fight under the UFC banner. After defeating Natalia Silva, she will face another Brazilian, Gabriella Fernandes. The twenty-nine year old fighter also lost in February after seven straight wins and will now look to prove she belongs in the UFC.

The former Octagon champion fought her way into the UFC last year. She didn’t have it easy when boss Dana White turned her down despite winning the Contender due to her supposed lack of experience, but she eventually got her chance and signed with the organization.

She even had her first fight in November, but didn’t make it. Her opponent Natalia Silva had a better day, the Czech fighter did not do well and was also stopped early in the third round.

Tereza Bledá, however, was not lazy. As they say, a loss can be the best reflection of success. So the talented fighter worked hard and after the first loss in her career she is waiting for a rematch. Again, with a Brazilian fighter. This time it will be Gabriella Fernandes.

This will be the sixth Brazilian in a row that the 21-year-old will fight. With what change will the Czech Republic’s representative go into the fight?

“When we sat down after the fight, the problem was in my head. You can expect it, but you can never prepare a fighter for it. It is an experience that is not transferable. At 20 years old, Theresa was on top of the world, the attention, which is a huge pressure, most people couldn’t handle that.

It’s kind of knocked her for a loop, that was the biggest problem. I think that apart from the technical stuff that we deal with in training, the biggest shift is in experience, she already knows what’s coming, she knows the environment, what’s going to happen. She will be better mentally prepared,” coach André Reinders told Kaocko.cz.

We can look forward to seeing Bleda this Saturday, June 17 at UFC on ESPN 47. If nothing changes, her fight will be the third one on the card.

Source: Kaocko.cz, UFC