LAS VEGAS – Tecia Torres beat Brianna Van Buren with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Torres, who snapped a four-fight skid of decision losses for her first win in two and a half years.
Result: Tecia Torres def. Brianna Van Buren via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Updated records: Torres (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Van Buren (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Key stat: Torres outstruck Van Buren 111-37.
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Torres on the fight’s key moment
“I really thought she would try to take me down and grab me the entire time, and that’s what she did. I don’t think she wanted to strike with me. No question about being done – I’m still relatively young. I’ve been in the sport for a long time, but I’m 30 and my body is able.”
Torres on rebounding
“I’m coming off some tough losses. They weren’t bad losses – they’re against champions. If you are in there against champions and you do what I did and you didn’t get the (expletive) beat out of you, I think you still need to be talked about. I wanted that win. I need that win, kind of, and I got it.”
Torres on what she wants next
“I want to go for that title shot. I want to be champion. I truly believe that I can be champion. It’s just me having me perform.”
To hear more from Torres, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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