PERTH, Australia – [autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag] beat Luana Santos with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 305 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Take a look inside the fight with O’Neill, who got back in the win column after a two-fight skid – and offered to be the next Olympic breakdancing representative for Australia.
Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos
Result: Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)<
Updated records: O’Neill (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Santos (8-2 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Key stats: O’Neill more than doubled up on Santos in the striking department, 113-46.
O’Neill on the fight’s key moment
“I felt really good in there today. I felt calm. I felt like I belonged, and I was a little scared that it was such a long layoff. I think maybe that’s why I thought a little hesitantly, but I thought I fought really good. I got the win. That’s all that matters.”
O’Neill on her post-fight breakdancing moves compared to Australian rep Raygun
“I give that a try and I think I did better than she did in the Olympics. I think if they do bring it back for 2028, I might need to take an MMA hiatus and go get a gold medal.”
O’Neill on what she wants next
“I’m going to have to talk to everybody, but no longer than three months off. I can’t be doing really big layoffs again. I want to stay active. I want to take a look at the top 15 and see who’s not booked. I want to fight someone in the top 15, and I know that two or three top-25 fights got booked this week, so I’ve got to go and see who’s not fighting.”
To hear more from O’Neill, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.
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