Was that directly under the chin?
That was the question many observers were asking in the immediate aftermath of Amanda Lemos’ first-round submission win over Miranda Granger at UFC on ESPN+ 23 in Busan on Saturday.
It certainly didn’t seem like it at first, but clearly the pressure of the offset rear-naked choke was too much for Granger, who was rendered unconscious in their women’s strawweight contest in South Korea.
After a back and forth first round on the mat, Lemos was able to scramble and latch onto Granger’s neck. But, with both fighters stacked against the cage, it didn’t appear that Lemos’ submission attempt was under the neck, or at a good angle for a choke. But, somehow, she was able to lock up the hold and apply sufficient pressure to render Granger unconscious.
Granger went limp, the referee stepped in and Lemos scored the first round submission at the 3:43 mark, in what she later described as a guillotine. See it for yourself in the video below.
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