After earning a Performance of the Night bonus in her UFC debut in June, flyweight Mariya Agapova was expected to walk away with an easy victory on Saturday night in Las Vegas over Shana Dobson. Agapova was a staggering -1400 favorite in the fight, and Dobson had lost each of her three UFC fights leading into Fight Night at the Apex.
Instead, Dobson pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, cashing as a +800 underdog with a second round TKO finish. Dobson weathered Agapova’s quick start in the first round, and after establishing a strong position on the ground in the second, Dobson forced the referee to wave off the fight with a flurry of strikes to Agapova’s head.
Dobson’s win is the biggest upset since Holly Holm shocked the world and beat Rona Rousey in 2015.
UFC fighters watching the action showed love to Dobson on Twitter.
