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[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] picked up arguably the best win of her UFC career on Saturday when she finished [autotag]Mara Romero Borella[/autotag] in resounding fashion at UFC on ESPN 8.
Casey (9-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) not only finished Borella (12-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) in the first round, but she did it with an armbar that caused the Brazilian to scream out loud while tapping out.
With no crowd in attendance at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., the sound of Borella’s scream was clear and agonizing even for the viewer.
Watch it below (via Twitter):
🅲🅰🆂🆃 🅸🆁🅾🅽 🍳@CastIron_Casey locks in the RD1 sub!
➡️ Tune in now on @ESPN! pic.twitter.com/pv0vvDhjzL
— UFC (@ufc) May 16, 2020
The victory marked a successful move up to the women’s flyweight division fro Casey after spending her previous 10 octagon appearances at strawweight. She said she intends to stick around the division “for a bit,” especially because of how much easier it is to make weight on short notice.
That showed in her performance, because she became the first to submit Borella since 2014.
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