Lany Silva scored a knockout of the 12 months contender at LFA 201 this previous Friday in Cajamar, Brazil, and he or she now hopes to be rewarded with a shot within the UFC.
Silva knocked Rose Conceicao out chilly within the fifth spherical to say the LFA strawweight championship and the end went viral on-line.
“I can’t clarify the sensation,” Silva informed MMA Combating of the net response to her win. “We all the time wish to win, and to win a belt is even greater, however after we win in a trend that goes viral and also you’re now recognized in your laborious work, it’s inexplicable. It’s so good.”
Conceicao was 7-1 within the sport going into the LFA 201 predominant occasion, together with her solely defeat being a choice at Dana White’s Contender Collection. Silva stated her coaches broke down Conceicao’s tape and noticed an enormous opening for head kicks.
“I assumed it might come quicker,” Silva stated. “We had an ideal technique, however I felt a bit insecure through the battle, perhaps getting taken down or countered, however [Andre Lima] ‘Mascote’ actually slapped me and woke me up between the second and third rounds. I got here again extra alert and extra aggressive. Had I been like that from the beginning, I imagine we’d have ended the battle earlier.”
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Silva stated “every thing occurred so quick” and he or she’s now “world champion of an ideal promotion” at age 22. With a file of 7-1, and driving a three-fight profitable streak, Silva expects to get a name and be a part of teammates Mascote Lima and Tallison Teixeira within the UFC someday this 12 months.
“Now I’ll put together my coronary heart for when the UFC calls, as a result of I can see it’s going to be laborious to imagine that too,” Silva laughed. “I really feel prepared, little doubt about it. I re-watched the battle and noticed I’ve a couple of issues to work on, however I’ll work laborious to enhance. If the [2025 season] of the Contender Collection ends by September, I’ll have loads of time to sharpen my recreation and be extra full then I already am by then. However it might be higher to signal straight to the UFC.”
