Jessica-Rose Clark used the grappling move to thrash Paige Vanzant.
In the UFC Fight Night 124 co-main event, former strawweight star Paige VanZant made her flyweight debut opposite Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark. The fight was promoted to the co-main event slot when Vitor Belfort vs. Uriah Hall was removed from the card.
VanZant looked to secure a takedown in the first round, but Rose-Clark stuffed it and controlled the fight from there. When Vanzant looked to take the fight to the ground again in the second round, Rose-Clark made the most of it one more time when she nearly secured a fight-ending triangle choke.
Vanzant told her corner after the second round, against Jessica that she broke the arm sometime in the first round.
But that’s taking nothing away from Clark, she made an impressive showing in beating VanZant. She scored a unanimous decision win to improve to 2-0 in the UFC.
VanZant 7-4 has lost two in a row and three of four.
Check the fight highlights below:
Spinning back fist from @PaigeVanzantUFC lands, then she gets JRC to the ground! #UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/xh50dh4W4t
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
PVZ in between rounds: "I broke my right arm." 😳#UFCSTL
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
Winning moment:
Big win for @MissJessyJess in her second Octagon appearance! #UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/2KxNHdiKjq
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018