Denise Gomes beat Eduarda Moura with a cut up choice Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 57 at KFC Yum! Middle in Louisville, Ky.

Have a look contained in the combat with Gomes, who gained her first UFC choice after two prior choice losses.

Gomes on the combat’s key second

“I all the time demand rather a lot from myself, and I really feel like I realized rather a lot, however you possibly can see in there the issue of getting taken down. I labored rather a lot on that. I believe I improved. If I get taken down eight occasions, I’m going to face up 10 occasions.”

Gomes on the payoff after a tricky camp

Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura, UFC on ESPN 57

“I really feel actually good. I really feel prefer it’s a weight off my chest, and I’m actually proud of this win. There’s all the time stress towards any opponent, however we went by way of a number of stuff on this camp. You noticed me leaping round backstage (after the win) – that was pure happiness.”

Gomes on what she desires subsequent

“I’m like a bow and arrow. The extra you pull again, the extra it’s going to go ahead. I’m blissful I used to be in a position to put into follow a number of issues, and I’m simply evolving and preserve shifting ahead.”

To listen to extra from Gomes, take a look at the video of the complete post-fight interview above.

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