After earning a Performance of the Night bonus in her UFC debut in June, flyweight Mariya Agapova was expected to walk away with an easy victory on Saturday night in Las Vegas over Shana Dobson. Agapova was a staggering -1400 favorite in the fight, and Dobson had lost each of her three UFC fights leading into Fight Night at the Apex.
Instead, Dobson pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, cashing as a +800 underdog with a second round TKO finish. Dobson weathered Agapova’s quick start in the first round, and after establishing a strong position on the ground in the second, Dobson forced the referee to wave off the fight with a flurry of strikes to Agapova’s head.
"ROOF! ROOF! ROOF! UNDERDOG! UNDERDOG!!!"@shana_dobson got the job done as a dog at #UFCVegas7 😤 pic.twitter.com/MTsRWYPuxj
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 23, 2020
Dobson’s win is the biggest upset since Holly Holm shocked the world and beat Rona Rousey in 2015.
In the women’s UFC flyweight division tonight, a bettor at @SuperBookSports bet $25,000 on heavy favorite (-1400) Mariya Agapova. She lost to Shana Dobson in a huge upset.
The bet would have netted $1,775 if Agapova won.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 23, 2020
Shana Dobson cashes as an 8/1 underdog. It's the biggest upset in the UFC since Holly Holm beat Ronda Rousey as an 8/1 underdog at UFC 193, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
Holly Holm was a +870, Matt Serra was a +850.— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2020
UFC fighters watching the action showed love to Dobson on Twitter.
POTN @shana_dobson @ufc #UFCFightNight
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) August 23, 2020
50k!!!!! @shana_dobson #UFCVegas7
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) August 23, 2020
So happy for @shana_dobson!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 23, 2020
Let's goooooooo @shana_dobson
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) August 23, 2020
Big underdog dub #ufcvegas
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) August 23, 2020
Props to all you degens out there that saw +1000 and couldn’t resist! #UFCVegas7
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) August 23, 2020
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