Parents come up with all kinds of terms of endearment for their children, but Erin Blanchfield’s given nickname that might not seem so flattering at first.
“Cold Blooded.”
That’s the moniker the 19-year-old Blanchfield (2-0) carries with her when she competes in combat sports, and the one she will hear announced Friday when she steps into the cage for her third pro MMA bout at Invicta FC 32 at Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Okla., where she will fight fellow teenager Kay Hansen in a flyweight bout.
While anyone who’s seen Blanchfield fight can tell you why “Cold Blooded” is a good fit for her, it was her father who made the chilling nickname official.