Molly McCann ran into a true rising star of UFC on Saturday evening after the Liverpudlian suffered a first round defeat to American Erin Blanchfield in New York.
Meatball Molly had been considered the underdog going into the contest, and so it proved, but even she could not have expected her opponent to prevail in such an emphatic manner, forcing a stoppage in the opening round.
Blanchfield was on the front foot from the off and quickly got the takedown before subjecting McCann to a number of big blows. After transitioning into the crucifix position, she then expertly locked into the kimura, forcing her opponent to submit.
