LAS VEGAS – Though the swelling and bruising meant her face doubtless had skilled higher days, there was little for Gillian Robertson to be upset about Saturday.
After her dominant choice win over Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-13 MMA, 6-9 UFC) on the UFC 303 preliminary card at T-Cellular Area, Robertson (14-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) stated the most important bummer about what from title worth might be her greatest win but was she needed to get the within of her lip stitched.
“Bodily, I’m feeling nice,” Robertson stated at her post-fight information convention. “I really obtained 4 or 5 stitches in my lip. Actually the very first thing I stated after the struggle, I used to be like, ‘I can’t smoke weed tonight.’ In order that was my greatest fear.”
Even when she has to cope with edibles for a number of days, maybe it’ll be price it given her UFC profession is flowering of late. Robertson has received 4 of her previous 5 fights, together with three by stoppage – and two of these have been for $50,000 bonuses.
She’ll even be endlessly linked on this stretch as the lady who despatched Waterson-Gomez into retirement, one thing she stated she had a hunch may be coming.
“I thought-about it as a chance simply realizing her age, the place she’s at on this sport,” Robertson stated. “I assumed that I used to be in all probability going to be her retirement struggle. It’s such a bizarre sport: We elbow one another within the face 100 instances. Then I need to go give her a hug as a result of I see her crying. I respect her a lot in her profession and all she’s carried out for the game. She’s a vet and he or she’s actually made a reputation for herself with all ladies within the sport.”
Robertson appears to be peaking at simply the precise time within the ladies’s strawweight division. She stated she needs one other struggle earlier than the yr’s out, doubtless in December, after which she figures she may need some huge issues in retailer in 2025.
“I’m ranked 15, Michelle was 14. So 1-13, I’m saying sure to anyone who calls,” Robertson stated. “Each single struggle, you’re going to see me enhance as a fighter. I’m evolving each single day, and I believe you guys see it each single struggle that I’m simply actually turning into a well-rounded blended martial artist – and turning into a champion.”
Watch Robertson’s full post-fight interview within the video above.
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