LAS VEGAS – Though the swelling and bruising meant her face possible had skilled higher days, there was little for Gillian Robertson to be upset about Saturday.
After her dominant choice win over Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-13 MMA, 6-9 UFC) on the UFC 303 preliminary card at T-Cell Area, Robertson (14-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) mentioned the largest bummer about what from identify worth might be her largest win but was she needed to get the within of her lip stitched.
“Bodily, I’m feeling nice,” Robertson mentioned at her post-fight information convention. “I really acquired 4 or 5 stitches in my lip. Actually the very first thing I mentioned after the struggle, I used to be like, ‘I can’t smoke weed tonight.’ In order that was my largest fear.”
Even when she has to cope with edibles for a couple of days, maybe it’ll be value it given her UFC profession is flowering of late. Robertson has gained 4 of her previous 5 fights, together with three by stoppage – and two of these had been for $50,000 bonuses.
She’ll even be perpetually linked on this stretch as the lady who despatched Waterson-Gomez into retirement, one thing she mentioned she had a hunch is likely to be coming.
“I thought-about it as a chance simply realizing her age, the place she’s at on this sport,” Robertson mentioned. “I assumed that I used to be in all probability going to be her retirement struggle. It’s such a bizarre sport: We elbow one another within the face 100 instances. Then I need to go give her a hug as a result of I see her crying. I respect her a lot in her profession and all she’s carried out for the game. She’s a vet and she or he’s actually made a reputation for herself with all girls within the sport.”
Robertson appears to be peaking at simply the fitting time within the girls’s strawweight division. She mentioned she needs one other struggle earlier than the yr’s out, possible in December, after which she figures she might need some massive issues in retailer in 2025.
“I’m ranked 15, Michelle was 14. So 1-13, I’m saying sure to anyone who calls,” Robertson mentioned. “Each single struggle, you’re going to see me enhance as a fighter. I’m evolving each single day, and I feel you guys see it each single struggle that I’m simply actually changing into a well-rounded blended martial artist – and changing into a champion.”
Watch Robertson’s full post-fight interview within the video above.
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