March 17, 2025 6:50 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – Carli Judice beat Yuneisy Duben with a first-round TKO Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Combat Evening 254 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Have a look contained in the combat with Judice, who was a 3-1 favourite and bought the primary win of her UFC profession.
Carli Judice def. Yuneisy Duben
Consequence: Carli Judice def. Yuneisy Duben via TKO (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 1:40
Up to date data: Judice (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Duben (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stats: Judice’s end was the third quickest stoppage in UFC girls’s flyweight historical past.
Judice on the combat’s key second
“I used to be establishing the query mark kick with these teeps up the center. Her guard was very extensive, so we knew all camp we had been going to have the ability to land it. I used to be telling all people I land the query mark kick 5 occasions a sparring session, so I knew it was going to be there if I simply set it up accurately and never rushed it.”
JUST LIKE THAT
Carli Judice beginning the night time off with a primary spherical KO! #UFCVegas104 pic.twitter.com/TK2I5DyG3A
— UFC (@ufc) March 15, 2025
Judice on her power
“I felt nice from the minute I bought right here. I had excessive power the entire time. I’m a high-paced fighter and a high-volume fighter – and in addition a high-power fighter, so I knew I used to be going to place a tempo on her. Whether or not it went the entire quarter-hour or not, I used to be going to place a tempo on her she’d by no means seen earlier than. … Fortunately, I bought the first-round end.”
Judice on what she desires subsequent
“I might like to combat one or two extra occasions (and on . That is what I do. You’ll be able to name me any time and I’m going to combat. That is my job. I don’t a lot aside from this.”
“I’m meant to be right here, and I’m made for this.”
Carli Judice centered on having enjoyable and earned her first UFC win in spectacular trend.#UFCVegas104 Outcomes, Interviews & Extra
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— UFC Information (@UFCNews) March 15, 2025
To listen to extra from Judice, try the video of the total post-fight interview above.
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