LAS VEGAS – After winning “The Ultimate Fighter 28” at 145 pounds, Macy Chiasson promptly dropped to bantamweight and delivered a quick finish of Gina Mazany.
The women’s bantamweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 235 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on ESPN and a main card on pay-per-view.
Chiasson (4-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) moved forward to start, though she walked right into a Mazany (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) straight left. Chiasson shook it off though and continued to press with strikes, kicking to the body of her southpaw opponent and delivering straight strikes, as well. Mazany was game, retreating and finding success with counters. Chiasson elected to change the strategy, pushing into the clinch, and the change of range helped.
With Mazany looking to press off the fence, Chiasson attacked, unloading big punches that landed clean and sent her opponent crashing to the floor. Chiasson jumped on top with a few hammerfists to seal the deal, ending the contest at the 1:49 mark of the first.
“This whole fight tonight was more about making weight and getting everything in line,” Chiasson said after the win. “With that, we had to do a lot of work – it’s been 12 weeks of non-stop work. I ran almost 30 miles a week to get down to this weight.
“I worked with the UFC PI, and they handled my nutrition and everything. It’s crazy because as I was making my descent, my strength and conditioning numbers were going up – so faster, better, stronger now.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC 235 results include:
- Macy Chiasson def. Gina Mazany via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:49
- Hannah Cifers def. Polyana Viana via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
For complete coverage of UFC 235, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
