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#1 Worst: Anderson flatters to deceive again

Megan Anderson's ground game was found wanting in her loss to Felicia Spencer

When the UFC signed her in mid-2017, there was a lot of hype around Megan Anderson. The Australian kickboxer was coming in as the Invicta Featherweight champion, had knocked out four opponents in a row, and looked like a potential challenger for then-divisional queen Cris Cyborg. But her UFC debut against Holly Holm hardly went to plan.

Holm – practically a pure striker – actually used her wrestling to ground the larger, more athletic Anderson, and worked her over from top position for a decision. It was a disappointing showing, but Anderson fans – myself included – figured Holm’s striking was the key to allowing her to get such easy takedowns on the Australian.

Well, that doesn’t appear to be the case; based on her loss to Felicia Spencer last night, it looks like Anderson simply has a massive Achilles heel in the form of her ground game. She’s huge, athletic and hits hard, but if she can’t keep a fighter like Spencer – who’s skilled, but clearly isn’t as good an athlete as Anderson is – off her, then it’s hard to see her working her way into title contention even in a thin division like Women’s Featherweight.

Anderson still has the potential to be a top-level fighter; the fact that 145lbs is largely devoid of talent works in her favour too. But it’s quite clear that she needs to work a hell of a lot on her ground game to get there, and the fact that she didn’t appear to have improved since the Holm fight was disappointing.