Carli Judice made historical past at UFC 318.
The Lousiana native thrilled her dwelling state followers Saturday at Smoothie King Heart in New Orleans with a punishing third-round knockout of Nicolle Caliari. Judice completed the battle by driving a knee into Caliari’s ribs, a blow that despatched the Brazilian fighter all the way down to the mat.
Watch the KO blow beneath.
In response to cageside commentator Jon Anik, Judice the primary girl in UFC historical past to earn finishes by kick and by a knee. She defeated Yuneisy Duben by way of first-round head kick knockout in her sophomore octagon outing this previous March.
Judice was in management for a lot of the competition, together with her potent putting preserving Caliari from discovering any kind of rhythm. The injury appeared to take its toll on Caliari after two rounds as she appeared discouraged heading into the third.
Positive sufficient, Judice pressed her benefit, backing Caliari as much as the cage earlier than placing her away with the fight-ending knee.
Judice improves to 2-1 within the UFC and 4-2 as a professional, whereas Caliari falls to 0-2 within the promotion.