Molly McCann is leaving the UFC women’s flyweight division.
The fan favorite English fighter announced Monday she’s making the drop to strawweight and leaving behind the 125-pound women’s division in hopes to improve her fighting career in the UFC.
This decision comes after McCann (13-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) suffered a quick submission loss to Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Fight Night 224 in London on Saturday.
“We have one more adjustment to make, and I believe that will make all the difference in the world,” McCann wrote in a lengthy statement on Instagram. “The smallest in the division makes it tough when the opponents are so much bigger. So for me, it’s time to drop down and face the girls who are the same size!
“To all the keyboard warriors who’ll give me down the banks and want to tell me about my self go ahead, I’m living my dream EVERY SINGLE DAY, I’m winning in life, the best teams around me, the best promotion in the world. This game has give me everything, and I am beyond blessed.”
McCann finds herself on a two-fight skid. Both losses came by first round submission. Prior to the pair of defeats, the 33-year-old was on a highly celebrated three-fight winning streak. That run included a Fight of the Night bonus against Kim Ji-yeon and two Performance of the Night bonuses for KOs of Luana Carolina and Hannah Goldy.
You can read McCann’s full statement in the post below.
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