Shi Ming wasted little time making a press release in entrance of her house followers on Friday night time.
The strawweight event winner capped off the second day of Road to UFC Season 5 with a dominant first-round submission victory over India’s Puja Tomar within the particular most important occasion at Galaxy Enviornment in Macau on Friday.
Ming instantly neutralized Tomar’s placing risk by closing the gap and forcing the struggle into her world. After securing a takedown, “Dr. Sleep” rapidly established prime management and methodically labored in direction of a end.
Shi Ming patiently arrange an arm-triangle choke, advancing to aspect management earlier than tightening the maintain and forcing “The Cyclone” to faucet on the 3:12 mark of the opening spherical.
A winner of the Highway to UFC Season 3, Ming earned her UFC contract with a highlight reel head-kick knockout of Feng Xiaocan in November 2024. After seeing her five-fight profitable streak snapped by Bruna Brasil through unanimous determination final August, the doctor-turned-fighter earned her first UFC victory on Chinese language soil.
The victory improves Shi Ming’s skilled document to 18-6 and provides her the seventh submission win of her profession. She now stands 1-1 contained in the Octagon.
For Tomar, the loss continues a tough stretch within the promotion. “The Cyclone” has now suffered back-to-back submission defeats following her loss to Shauna Bannon and falls to 1-2 within the UFC. The Indian strawweight’s skilled document now stands at 9-6.
