MMA Fight: When the UFC last visited London, Molly McCann put on an incredible show, turning around and striking Luana Carolina with an incredible elbow blow.
McCann thinks she won’t have a better fight, but she will have better fights as she gets ready to face Hannah Goldy on Saturday at the O2 Arena.
“It would be like a World Cup winning penalty if I could explain to the football fans. Or it would be like winning an Olympic gold medal when Usain Bolt crossed the line. I’ve spent 20 years in and out of combat sports and sports as a whole and every moment of adversity I’ve overcome, it was all worth it for that moment,” McCann told Sky Sports.
“It would be like a World Cup winning penalty if I could explain to the football fans. Or it would be like winning an Olympic gold medal when Usain Bolt crossed the line. I’ve spent 20 years in and out of combat sports and sports as a whole and every moment of adversity I’ve overcome, it was all worth it for that moment,” McCann told Sky Sports.
She compared the event at the O2 to Natasha Jonas’ thrilling Olympic quarterfinal with Katie Taylor in London 2012, when the audience smashed the record for sound decibels.
“When I got in there, they’re chanting my name, it was like being at a football match. I have never heard a crowd shout for women like that in my life,” she said.
“I have never heard anything quite like that. It reminded me of Katie Taylor-Natasha Jonas at the Olympic Games when they boxed.
“I just got in there and just felt like this was my moment. This was my time and I bladdered her the first round. I nearly got her out of there. Couldn’t believe she was still standing. I thought, ‘What am I going to have to do here?’
“In the following round, I decided to slow down the battle and save it for the final one.
Imagine that you are playing football, that they need a goal, that extra time has been added, and that you know the opposing team will be approaching. You simply need to weather the storm.
“You seen me set it up and move the arm, gave her a second and I spun like my life depended on it and I will never forget the roar from that crowd… It’s a moment that will stay with me forever.”
She added, “I’ll never top that finish, but my fights can top that fight and that’s what I want to bring the fans.”
Another key moment for McCann looms this weekend. “Self-belief supersedes genius if applied correctly. So we all know I’m not a genius but my self-belief and my resilience to win is big so I’m just ready. I know I can flatline someone. So watch me do it again,” she said.
Football was McCann’s previous sport until he made the jump to MMA ten years ago. She announces the quick development of women’s sports, not just in mixed martial arts but also in other sports.
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