Ronda Rousey continued her dominance of the women’s UFC bantamweight title. In fact this time she created a new record with the fastest knockout in UFC women’s history.
Rousey stopped Sara McMann just 66 seconds into their fight with a TKO stemming from a knee to the liver to remain the UFC’s bantamweight champion.
The fight wasn’t without controversy however as McMann wanted to continue and tried to get on her feet but referee Herb Dean stopped the fight. The crowd booed with what they deemed an early stoppage and unfair win for Rousey.
Rousey was proud she finally won without using her signature armbar finish.
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“We studied her videos and knew it was the best thing to concentrate on the liver shot for this camp,” Rousey said. “The knee has been working for me the most throughout sparring in this camp.”
McMann stayed gracious in defeat and wouldn’t say Dean’s stoppage was early.
“I thought it was a good fight. I got hit in the liver, and no matter how hard you train, you can’t get your liver stronger,” McMann said. “I hope to get a rematch and come back here and put on a better fight. I was trying to get back up, but it’s my own fault. I should’ve gotten back to my feet quicker.”
Rousey (9-0 mixed martial arts, 3-0 UFC) stayed unbeaten and notched another first-round win, the eighth of her career. McMann (7-1, 1-1) suffered the first loss of her MMA career.
