Bella Mir has missed out on a UFC contract after struggling one of many largest shocks in MMA historical past by shedding to Alex Apodaca.
Extremely-rated prospect Mir, who’s the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank, went into the competition as an awesome favorite however was on the shedding finish of a unanimous resolution.
All three judges on Dana White’s Contender Collection – a present the place winners of fights are sometimes rewarded with UFC contracts – scored the competition 29-28 in American Apodaca’s favour.
Mir, 23, has mentioned she desires to win a UFC championship, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu title, a Zuffa Boxing belt and an Olympic wrestling gold medal, however the loss places a dent within the American’s ambitions.
After the combat, UFC president Dana White mentioned the pre-fight betting odds, which had Mir as a large favorite to win, have been misplaced.
“You may’t have these form of underdogs on this present. Something is feasible, and if the Bella Mir combat did not simply show it – the percentages have been method out of whack,” mentioned White.
“This sport’s too loopy to be that massive of an underdog.”
Apodaca, 32, was rewarded with a UFC contract following victory, whereas Mir suffered the primary defeat of her five-fight skilled MMA profession.
Elsewhere, Scotland’s Sean Clancy Jr gained a UFC contract after he stopped American Gary Balletto within the second spherical following plenty of unanswered floor strikes.
The 23-year-old, who’s the welterweight champion in UK-based promotion Cage Warriors, prolonged the unbeaten begin to his profession to 9.