LAS VEGAS – Dana White anticipated massive issues from Bella Mir on Tuesday at 9, however as an alternative she got here out on the unsuitable facet of historical past.
Blue-chip ladies's MMA prospect Mir, the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, was the best betting favourite in Contender Sequence historical past at -6000 towards Alex Apodaca within the featured bout at Meta APEX. It was clear early on that Apodaca (4-1) was there to not solely give Mir (4-1) a combat but additionally win, and he or she did simply that n after three hard-fought rounds.
In the course of the DWCS 89 post-fight information convention, White didn't disguise his emotions in regards to the main upset after serving to information Mir so far in her younger profession.
"I didn't wrestle a bit of bit. I used to be extraordinarily biased coming into tonight," White instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters. "I've been near her for over 4 years. 4 years in the past, she got here to me, and he or she needed to kind of map out her future. I'm the one which talked her into going to school and ready, get a wrestling background in school, do some nice issues there, after which come right here. You guys all heard what her objectives had been over the subsequent a number of years."
Though probably shocked by the outcome, White mentioned he's additionally not shocked. He sees DWCS as a breeding floor for upsets and surprises, and given the comparable MMA expertise between Mir and Apodaca, he mentioned the percentages had been method out of whack.
"No person on this sport is that massive of an underdog – ever," White mentioned. "She didn't have deep water expertise, and now she does. She didn't fold, she didn't get stopped, she didn't stop. That is all a part of the sport. To come back in and simply go undefeated, it's very laborious to do on this sport. That's why when it's completed – it's why we all the time speak about Jon Jones. He's undefeated (apart from a disqualification loss).
"It doesn't matter what the percentages are or what anyone thinks or who I like or don't like or any of that shit. We're the bells-and-whistles individuals, and also you both are available in and also you win, otherwise you lose. That's on you."
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