HONOLULU – Former UFC title challenger Sara McMann has her eyes on the Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, but won’t wait around for her return.
At Bellator 294, McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) had a successful promotional debut in a featherweight victory over former title challenger Arlene Blencowe. It was a dominant display that earned a pair of 10-8 scores from the official cageside judges, as McMann cruised to a unanimous decision. It was the first time in her professional career to compete at 145 pounds, and McMann performed phenomenally.
“I can say not dehydrating absolutely made a difference,” McMann told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the post-fight news conference. “Not in my mindset, because in the third round of every fight, I’m like, ‘We gotta go.’ But when you’re hydrated, I’ll tell my body, ‘We gotta go,’ and then it just freakin’ went. So, that’s a huge difference, and to me, maybe I should have made this decision earlier, I don’t know.
