BOSTON – Molly McCann beat Diana Belbita with a unanimous decision Friday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 6 at TD Garden in Boston.
Take a look inside the fight with McCann, who has now earned all three of her UFC victories by decision.
Result: Molly McCann def. Diana Belbita via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Updated records: McCann (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Belbita (11-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: McCann’s three-fight UFC winning streak in women’s flyweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Valentina Shevchenko (four).
McCann on fighting through illness
“I felt a little sick. My attributes and game plan require a massive engine and gas tank, and I couldn’t give anything because I felt like I was going to be sick. So to come away with winning three rounds with an average performance is not good enough for me. But I’m not complaining. I’ve won again – I just wish it was more spectacular because I know how good I am. I feel like I’ve earned more than just another debuting prospect, but thank God – that’s all I had tonight with the way my body was feeling.”
McCann on disappointment with performance
“I’ll be happy when I look back, but I’m devastated right now. I want to get back in there and do another three rounds to fix it. The cut, the training camp, everything was perfect – so it’s on me. I just felt weird out there with my belly. I couldn’t get going. My lungs weren’t tired, but my body was just shutting down. At least on my worst day, I still produced a performance that got me a win.”
McCann on what she wants next
“If they give me another chance before the end of the year, I’ll jump all over it.”
To hear more from McCann, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
Molly McCann won on her 'worst day' after sickness struck at UFC on ESPN 6