UFC Edmonton: Melissa Croden on Big Pressure Being Ranked Amid Rapid Rise, Treating Chelsea Chandler as the #1 Contender

Melissa Croden again fights in front of her Canadian combative compatriots this weekend as the ranked UFC bantamweight looks to continue to climb the 135 pound ranks. On October 17th as part of UFC Fight Night Edmonton, Melissa Croden looks to keep building by fighting fellow ranked bantamweight, Chelsea Chandler. After honing skills at Xtreme Couture and the UFC PI recently, when asked about getting to have a partisan return to competition on this Alberta-based UFC FN card, Melissa Croden said [via MMA Canada], “I am super excited to be able to fight in Alberta, the motherland for me. Amongst…