LONDON – Bruna Brasil beat Shauna Bannon with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London.
Take a look inside the fight with Brasil, who handed the highly touted Conor McGregor protege a loss in her UFC debut.
Shauna Bannon vs. Bruna Brasil
Result: Bruna Brasil def. Shauna Bannon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Updated records: Brasil (9-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Bannon (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Bannon outstruck Brasil 124-73, but Brasil landed a pair of takedowns.
Brasil on the fight's key moment
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“We did more to control. I knew I was winning the round, so I just took her down and made her work. I trained many areas for this fight – standup and ground.”
Brasil on the challenge Bannon presented
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“I came to have a war. I came to fight. I came to stop her, and I was totally sure about that. I was totally sure that my punches were going to be much harder than her punches. I was very calm, aware that any hand, any kick that came in, I would bear it.”
Brasil on what she wants next
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“I’m ready. Whoever it is, I’m going to go back, train, and I’ll be ready for the next one.”
To hear more from Brasil, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.