LAS VEGAS – Ketlen Souza gained’t take any time to soak within the success of her first octagon win after UFC on ESPN 55.
After falling brief in her promotional debut vs. Karine Silva in June, Souza obtained her hand raised in her sophomore look on Saturday when she outworked Marnic Mann to a unanimous choice of their strawweight bout on the UFC Apex.
Souza was capable of land 80 important strikes over three rounds in comparison with simply 31 for her opponent, and she or he was assured coming in that boxing can be a key to victory.
“Not a shock to me – I wish to field,” Souza instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters by an interpreter post-fight at UFC on ESPN 55. “That’s what I love to do. I all the time thought she was capable of counter it, and it didn’t come. I used to be proud of what I obtained.”
Souza was pressured to sit down on her debut loss for practically 10 months and stew over it. She doesn’t need that a lot time to mirror on the win over Mann, and would like to get again within the cage in brief order.
“I need to be again as quickly as attainable,” Souza stated. “I’ll be again Monday coaching. This isn’t the time to take a trip or take a break. It’s the second for me to be coaching, preventing and coming again.”
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