Stråviktsstjärnan Paige Vanzant gick i natt med sin första förlust i UFC, när hon mötte Rose Namajunas under UFC Fight Night 80 i Las Vegas. Paige blev då submittad i femte ronden och det avslutade hennes svit på fyra raka vinster.
Här får vi höra vad hon hade att säga om sin förlust, via ”MMAJunkie”:
I got outclassed in every way. I guess when I got hit I got rocked pretty bad. I’m new; I got to get my technique better.
I’m just new; I got a lot to learn. Just working with my team – I’m trying not to cry, guys – just working with my team, trying to get my technique better. You can’t just be aggressive to win fights. I just wasn’t prepared for that fight.’
I’m ready to get back in the gym as soon as possible. I feel great still; obviously, I took a little damage to my face. But I want to get back in there as soon as possible. I have the heart, I have the aggression, I don’t have the technique yet, and I think everyone’s known that.
VanZant står nu med 6 vinster och 2 förluster.