Tainara Lisboa’s UFC debut was an impressive one.
A new addition to the women’s bantamweight division, Lisboa (6-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) showed a wide range of skills against Jessica-Rose Clark. Whether it was on the feet with sharp striking, or on the mat flexing her BJJ skills, Lisboa proved she can do a little bit of everything en route to her submission of Clark (11-9 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at 4:20 of Round 3 of the opening bout at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Lisboa had Clark in trouble at many points throughout the fight. She rocked Clark with punching combinations and forced her opponent to defend a deep armbar for a lengthy period. Even with the fight firmly in her grasp with time running out, Lisboa kept hunting for a finish, and was able to tap Clark with just 40 seconds remaining in the fight.
Check out video of the finish below (via Twitter):
Locks the RNC with less than a minute to go in R3!!!! 🤯
Tainara Lisboa, ladies and gentlemen! #UFCCharlotte pic.twitter.com/cnb5l266aw
— UFC (@ufc) May 13, 2023
The victory marked four straight for the Brazilian, which includes stoppages of every opponent. Lisboa’s prior appearance was over a year ago, where she submitted Conceicao Oliveira last April.
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