LAS VEGAS – Yana Santos felt she was fighting for her job at UFC on ESPN 61.
The women’s bantamweight veteran entered Saturday’s bout against Chelsea Chandler on a three-fight losing streak, with her last win coming in 2021. Santos (15-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) believed a fourth consecutive defeat could’ve cost her her job with the UFC.
“It was probably career-saving because I had three losses, and you never know what the UFC is going to do,” Santos said. “It doesn’t matter if my opponent misses weight, doesn’t matter if I came after delivery, it’s my problem, I accepted the fight.
