Gabriella Fernandes could have shocked the fight world with a large upset submission over highly-touted Wang Cong at UFC Macau early Saturday morning (outcomes HERE), however the Brazilian fighter was preventing for greater than only a win.
Not too many followers anticipated Fernandes to final lengthy in any respect towards Cong, not to mention flip in an enormous upset efficiency. That’s as a result of Cong — a former kickboxer who holds a win over Valentina Shevchenko — was picked by each skilled to win Saturday’s matchup. Oddsmakers shafted Fernandez as effectively, giving the Brazilian a laughable 6-to-1 probability to go away Macau victorious.
In an unfathomable flip of occasions, Fernandes was in a position to land a crushing left hand within the first spherical that knocked Cong to the bottom. Fernandes wasted no time leaping on her again and sinking in a good rear-naked choke. She would go on to choke Cong unconscious and stroll away with the largest win of her profession.
After the struggle, Fernandes revealed that she was preventing for extra than simply victory inside the Octagon. The Brazilian fighter talked about that along with shedding her father two weeks earlier than a struggle in 2023 her sister sadly handed away only one month in the past. Fernandes was not in a position to see her as she was coaching for her struggle towards Cong this weekend at UFC Macau. That’s why Fernandes devoted Saturday’s enormous upset win to her recently-deceased sister.
“I’m dwelling within the fitness center for 10 months, away from my household,” mentioned Fernandes (transcription by way of MMA Preventing). “I misplaced my father final yr, two weeks earlier than my struggle [against Tereza Bleda], and I misplaced. My sister died simply over a month in the past and I couldn’t be together with her, and that’s why this win was for her.
“Each my arms are harm, my foot is harm, and I stilled accepted this struggle. I got here to her residence, an undefeated lady, overrated, and I used to be the underdog, and now [I won].”
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