Here's the match video of Lara Procopio vs Molly McCann from last night's UFC show in Las Vegas. Molly is a very popular fighter from Liverpool, England. But she's very limited. She's a puncher and that's about it. Lara lost her 2019 UFC debut. But that fight was at Bantamweight and she's a Flyweight. She trains at Nova Uniao in Brazil with legendary coach Andre "Dudu" Pederneiras. Lara is a BJJ black belt. Brendan Fitzgerald mentioned on the broadcast that Lara's parents are BJJ instructors. So that means Lara grew up in the gym. I like that. To win this fight, Lara needed to take it to the ground. And once she did, she controlled Molly for most of the fight except for once in round two when Molly attempted an armbar for bottom position. Though it was tight for a few seconds, Lara remained calm and escaped. Though some may have given Molly round two, I didn't think the armbar was enough so I scored the fight 30-27 for Lara. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28 and 30-27. Lara Procopio wins by unanimous decision. Obviously we need to see Lara against better competition. She looked good though. Molly seemed to retire when she left her gloves in the cage. She said she did that as a tribute to her father who died recently. Enjoy the video!
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