MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Gabriella Fernandes of Brazil punches Wang Cong of Chinain their girls’s flyweight combat throughout the UFC Combat Night time occasion at Galaxy Enviornment on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Undefeated flyweight Wang Cong appeared to comply with up her bonus-winning UFC debut when she took on Gabriella Fernandes at UFC Macau on Saturday.
In her UFC debut, Cong had knocked out Victoria Leonardo to say the $50K Efficiency of the Night time bonus. That improved her file to 6-0; Fernandes was 1-2 within the UFC by three fights.
Would the accredited kickboxing striker in Cong maintain the streak moving into entrance of her residence crowd or would Fernandes spoil the get together with an upset?
Wang began the combat wanting understandably assured, taking on area and touchdown a well-placed physique kick. Fernandes stayed on the skin, defensively sound and landed a few leg kicks. Seconds in, Wang started to open up throwing a pointy boxing mixture that landed on Fernandes. Gabriella appeared to land single strikes, however it was obvious early Cong was far more polished within the early hanging exchanges.
Halfway by the spherical and Wang threw a aspect kick that bounced Fernandes off the cage. Cong started to achieve momentum, wanting crisp along with her photographs and touchdown typically, confidence rising. Fernandes efficiently clinched after one alternate, however Cong shucked her off. Gabriella had success along with her left-hand counter however because the exchanges continued, Cong’s physique work started to pay dividends. The spherical ended with Gabriella consuming one other onerous sidekick earlier than the fighters returned to their respective corners.
Gabriella opened second spherical making an attempt to get her hanging going however Wang appeared to have a solution for every thing. Cong simply evaded multi punch combos, patiently ready to land physique kicks that echoed all through the sector. Fernandes whiffed on a few head kicks and mid-way through the spherical appeared for a takedown that was stuffed.
Then, a head kick from Fernandes landed flush to the temple of Wang dropping her to the canvas. Wang popped up and appeared okay for a break up second. She began firing again however Fernadez landed a picture-perfect left hand within the pocket that melted her opponent. Fernandes seized the second leaping on her opponent’s again and after a few seconds of compacting with a rear-naked choke, Cong was immobile, face down on the canvas. The ref stepped in to drag off Fernandes, to disclose that Cong was certainly unconscious. Gabriella had accomplished the unbelievable comeback in opposition to the hometown favourite, including a nasty head kick and technical submission to her spotlight reel within the course of.
Within the emotional post-fight interview, Gabriella Fernandes, dropped at tears by her victory, defined through a pair of translators that she that she misplaced each her father in addition to her sister. She went on to say that she entered the combat with intensive accidents because the underdog and now she is leaving China as a winner.
Official Outcome: Gabriella Fernandes def. Wang Cong by technical submission (rear-naked Choke), Spherical 2, 3:49
